CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND

As a teacher, we should have a qualification in teaching, and also we have to

know about the characteristics of a good teacher specially characteristic of EFL
(English as a Foreign Language) teacher. Teaching English as a Foreign
Language is not like teaching general lesson. Because we teach about language,
we should have a good communication with our student so that our student easy
to understand us because language is one of important thing that we should learn
specially if we have a dream to go abroad.

In this paper, it explain more about what is actually EFL teacher and how to
an effective EFL teacher.

B. OBJECTIVES
1. To understand about the characteristic of EFL Teacher
2. To understand about how to be an effective EFL Teacher
 CHAPTER II

FINDING AND DISCUSSION

A. WHAT IS EFL TEACHER

As an English as a foreign language (EFL) teacher, you'll teach English to

adults and children whose first or main language is not English. You'll use a
range of course books and materials, plus a variety of audio-visual aids, to
encourage students to communicate with each other using the structures and
vocabulary they've learnt and to improve the four basic language skills of
listening, speaking, reading and writing. A strong emphasis is placed on dialogue
and role-playing, but more formal exercises language games and literature are
also used. So, by the explanation we can make definition that EFL teacher is a
teacher who teaches students whose first language is not English.

B. TYPES OF EFL TEACHING

There are three common terms used for English as a Foreign Language
teaching, they are:

1. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) is programs in countries

where English is not the primary language and is not Lingua Franca.
2. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) is more commonly used
for people who live in an English-speaking country, but who don't speak
English as a first language. These students may be refugees or immigrants,
and need to learn the language in order to help them settle into society.
3. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language (TESOL) is an umbrella
term that commonly incorporates both TEFL and TESL (and variations
such as ESOL and ESL), and as short a TESOL teacher quite simply is
someone who Teaches English to Speakers of Other Languages.
C. CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCCESSFUL EFL TEACHER

Khaled Al-Seghayer ; 2017 explained in his journal titled “The Central

Characteristics of Successful ESL/EFL Teachers”, there are:

1. Flexibility and Adaptability

To teach ESL/EFL successfully, ESL/EFL teachers must first possess two
crucial characteristics: flexibility and adaptability. In the EFL classroom,
teachers need to adapt their instruction to their students, who, in turn,
adapt to the different modes of instruction they receive. ESL/EFL teachers
also need to be flexible, as both language learning and language teaching
are dynamic processes in which numerous factors interplay and are
susceptible to change. Moreover, no method or even combination of
practices offers a panacea for EFL teaching. Instead, successful ESL/EFL
teachers can accommodate various learning styles, educational
backgrounds, and potentially frustrating language barriers by maintaining
a flexible teaching philosophy and adapting their techniques to their
students’ level, culture, and goals to thereby respond to learners’ specific
abilities and needs.
2. Agreeableness
In addition to flexibility and adaptability, successful EFL teachers display
agreeableness. English teachers’ success is perceived to exist as a
consequence of their agreeable traits. ESL/EFL teachers with high levels
of agreeableness tend to be cooperative, caring, good-natured, courteous,
and trusting. These teachers are pro social and adopt a communal
orientation toward others. Thus, they demonstrate genuine concern and
empathy toward their students.
3. Patience and Passion
First, successful ESL/EFL teachers are unhurried, calm, and difficult to
unnerve; they react competently and without emotion, and exhibit a great
 deal of patience while explaining subject matter, thereby giving students
sufficient time to internalize the particular point being studied. Second,
successful EFL teachers enjoy their work wholeheartedly, are committed
to their students, demonstrate an enthusiasm for teaching English, and
make continual efforts to discover new and creative ways to immerse their
students in language learning. In doing so, ESL/EFL teachers encourage
their students to develop a passion for English and become better learners.
Finally, successful EFL teachers display passion for the various cultures
their students represent and celebrate this diversity. These classroom
behaviors require strong degrees of both patience and passion (Korkmaz
& Yavuz, 2011).
4. Tolerance
successful ESL/EFL teachers create stress-free environments and are not
easily discouraged when students do not apply what they have been taught
accurately. These teachers support students with different learning speeds
patiently and respond to students’ questions and requests to slow the pace
of lessons. In other words, successful EFL teachers acknowledge their
students are learning a new language and are not yet fully competent in it;
therefore, they are more tolerant and accepting of students’ linguistic
errors, and judicious in correcting mistakes
5. A Caring Attitude
According to Çelik, Aarikan, and Caner (2013), a caring attitude is a
leading quality of successful and effective EFL teachers because a
teacher’s attitude influences his or her students’ success. Thus, Çubukçu
(2010) stated that successful EFL teachers embrace a caring attitude
toward EFL learners and their experiences. As teaching is a caring
exercise, successful ESL/EFL teachers are confident that their students
can learn another language and express this confidence in their students’
 language abilities. Students become extremely positive toward learning
when teachers are fully cognizant of and believe in their students’ abilities

D. HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE EFL TEACHER

David Martin explains about how to be an effective EFL Teacher based on his
experience teaching EFL in Japan. There are some Dos and DONTs that he
found after teaching EFL in there:

1. Establish authority from the beginning.

Expect your students to use English 100% of the time, and accept it if
they only achieve 95% usage. Do not let them get away with speaking
their mother tongue to communicate with their partner. Deal quickly with
inappropriate conduct in a friendly yet firm manner.

2. Always consider the learners' needs when preparing for each lesson.

Why are your students studying English? How will they use English in
the future? What do they need to learn? If many of the students are going
to study abroad at an American university, for example, then the teacher
should be preparing them for listening to academic lectures and academic
reading to some extent. If, on the other hand, most of the students have no
perceived need for English in the future, perhaps you should be focusing
on useful skills that they may use in the future, but may not be essential--
skills such as understanding movie dialog, listening to music, writing an
email to a pen pal, etc.

3. Find out what learners already know.

This is an ongoing process. Students may have already been taught a

particular grammar point or vocabulary.
4. Be knowledgeable about grammar.

This includes pronunciation, syntax, and sociolinguistic areas. You

don't have to be a linguist to teach EFL--most of what you need to know
can be learned from reading the students' textbooks. Often the rules and
explanations about structure in the students' texts are much more
accessible and realistic than in texts used in TESL syntax courses.

5. Don't assume that your class textbook has the language that your
students need or want to learn.

Most textbooks follow the same tired, boring pattern and include the
same major functions, grammar and vocabulary. The main reason for this
is not scientific at all--it is the publisher's unwillingness to take a risk by
publishing something new. Also, by trying to please all teachers
publishers force authors to water down their materials to the extent of
being unnatural at times. It is the teacher's responsibility to add any extra
necessary vocabulary, functions, grammar, or topics that you feel the
students may want or need.

6. Motivate your students with variety.

By giving a variety of interesting topics and activities, students will be

more motivated and interested, and they are likely to practice more. With
more on-task time they will improve more rapidly.

7. Show an interest in the students' native language.

This is especially important in the monolingual classroom. Ignoring

their L1 causes some students to think (erroneously) that you don't respect
 them. If possible, use the L1 periodically as part of the lesson. If nothing
else, it will show the students respect, and may loosen them up.

8. Respect both "slow" and "fast" learners.

Language learning is not about intelligence; the important thing to

stress is that the students are improving.

9. Be fair and realistic in testing.

Teach first and then test; don't test things that haven't been taught.
Also, remember that the main purpose of language is communication. This
means that when marking a dictation portion of a listening test, for
example, a "What [ ] your name?" response should get nearly full points
because the listener has demonstrated full comprehension.

10. Don't overcorrect.

For example, when correcting a narrative composition at low-

intermediate level, it doesn't make much sense to correct mistakes with
relative clauses. Likewise, if your class is practicing simple past tense,
don't correct article usage at the same time. If you think a student can
correct their own mistake, don't supply the correction for them, rather
allow for some self-monitoring.
 CHAPTER III

CONCLUSION

EFL teacher is a teacher who teaches students whose first language is not
English. There are some types of EFL teacher, they are Teaching English as a Foreign
Language (TEFL), Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), and Teaching
English to Speaker of Other Language (TESOL). There are some characteristics that
should have by EFL teacher, there are flexibility and adaptability, Agreeableness,
Patience and Passion, Tolerance and a Caring Attitude.
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Al-Seghayer, Khalid. (2017, September). The Central Characteristics of Successful

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Martin, David. How to be an effective EFL Teacher.

http://www.eflpress.com/teacher/EFL_teacher.html

AGCAS editors. November 2017. English as a Foreign Language Teacher..

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/job-profiles/english-as-a-foreign-language-teacher

English First Blog.

https://www.englishfirst.com/esl-jobs/what-is-a-tesol-teacher/

Montrose, Brett. December 08, 2015. TEFL, TESL, TESOL-What the difference?.
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 PROFESI KEGURUAN

( HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE EFL TEACHER )

By Group 2 :

1. Muhammad Fuad Hasan 1852044006

2. Asridawati 1852044014
3. Ayu Alfianty N 1852044028

ENGLISH EDUCATION

FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR

2018