Students’ Expectations On Teachers’ Qualities In English Classroom

The research was conducted to discover students perception of English teachers’ qualities and to find out their expectations toward teachers’ qualities in teaching English. This research was completed by using a qualitative method. The participants were eight students of senior high school Babul Maghfirah who have different achievements (middle up and middle low) of second grade (IX) of senior high school students of private Islamic boarding school. Semi-structure interviews were used as the instrument to answers the research questions. The result shows that all the students perceived that their teacher has good qualities in teaching. The qualities also meet students’ expectations when learning English and the researcher has found three important points related to students perception about their teachers’ qualities in teaching English, those are responsive actions, caring attitudes, and supportive behaviors. In relation to students’ expectations of their teachers’ qualities in teaching English, the researcher found three students’ expectations toward English teacher; those are having positive characteristic, mastering material, and creating a fun classroom. Teachers with good personalities are expected to be able to motivate and encourage students in learning English. Moreover, the learning desired by students will have an impact on their enthusiasm for learning in the classroom.