THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHER AND STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS ON STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF TURKISH EFL TEACHERS’ INTERPERSONAL BEHAVIOR

Authors

  • Ceren Işıklı Modern Languages Department, Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Ankara, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejel.v6i6.3951

Keywords:

interpersonal teacher behavior, teacher and student characteristics, QTI, MITB

Abstract

Research shows that different student and teacher characteristics affect students’ perceptions of teachers’ interpersonal behavior to varying degrees. Studies on interpersonal teacher behavior mostly refer to such student and teacher characteristics as gender, work experience, age, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, as well as school affiliations and academic achievements. This study investigates several teacher and student characteristics in terms of their influence on students’ perceptions of interpersonal behavior of Turkish teachers of English as a foreign language. The variables investigated are teacher experience, teacher gender, teacher age, student gender and birthplace, and student educational background and academic achievement. In addition to insights drawn from the mean scores of student perceptions, the study found significant correlations for such characteristics as teacher experience and student gender.

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Author Biography

  • Ceren Işıklı, Modern Languages Department, Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Ankara, Turkey
    Ceren Işıklı is a lecturer at Modern Languages Department at the Gendarmerie and Coast Guard Academy, Turkey, accredited by the Ministry of National Education. She holds a master’s degree in English language and literature from Sorbonne University, France, and a PhD in ELT from Gazi University, Turkey. Her doctoral thesis was on the program development of English literature course for secondary education in Turkey. Research areas cover program development, material design, intercultural relationships, and interpersonal teacher behavior. She has several articles published in international and national journals. She speaks fluent French and Russian.

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2021-09-24

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