To Investigate the Foreign Study Experience Affections in English Class: Influences on Lecturers and Students’ Attitude

Abstract

This study was attempted to define to the language learning and teaching practice of the English lecturer had been influenced by personal foreign study experience, and also the student’s attitude toward the foreign study experienced lecturer in class. Since the researcher immersed into the phenomena to collect first-hand data, therefore a qualitative research was applied in this study, to assume dynamic reality initially. Totally, 6 lecturers and 9 students had interviewed in random. By analyzing the data, the outcomes of the study presented that the lecturers’ English learning and teaching performance were influenced by personal study experiences at abroad in different aspects, which inspired the lecturers in teaching innovation in certain areas. And most of the students expressed positive attitude towards those lecturers who had foreign study experienced and claimed personal concerns and suggestions on these lecturers. Eventually, these impacts also contributed to the innovations in English teaching concepts, English teaching methods, and English teaching skills. Finally, findings from the students’ interview also suggested practical concerns on the foreign- experienced lecturers in real teaching.

Keywords: key words, foreign study experience affection, students’ attitude

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/11-32-01

Publication date: November 30^th 2020