What Makes a Successful EFL Teacher in China? A Case Study of an English Language Teacher at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine | Zendy

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What Makes a Successful EFL Teacher in China? A Case Study of an English Language Teacher at Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

Author(s) -

Zhi Huang

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

english language teaching

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-4750

pISSN - 1916-4742

DOI - 10.5539/elt.v3n3p20

Subject(s) - psychology , teamwork , mathematics education , pedagogy , china , qualitative research , medical education , sociology , medicine , social science , political science , law

This paper investigates the traits of a successful EFL teacher at a Chinese University by collecting qualitative data, including surveys with questionnaires and interviews, from Miss H and a group of her students and her colleagues. The purpose is to detect what special qualities she has and what other roles she undertakes in her teaching position. The data indicate that to fulfil her role as both a teacher and a “tour guide”, Miss H has the qualities of being knowledgeable, responsible, enthusiastic, patient and kind. She also has a strong ability to utilise her teaching methods in accordance with what her students need and to train them to learn in a communicative and independent way. She serves as both a friend to her students, giving them support and helping them with learning, and as a coordinator among her colleagues, encouraging professional development and cooperative teamwork.

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