A Comparison of Lecture Ratings by Native Speakers of English with EFL Students at Two Universities: University of Mississippi and Dokuz Eylul University

• Published in: Journal of instructional psychology 2005-09, Vol.32 (3), p.244
• Main Authors: Payne, Esim E, Payne, James S
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Communication Skills; Comparative Analysis; English (Second Language); English as a second language; Feedback; Lecture Method; Mississippi; Native Speakers; Second Language Learning; Student Attitudes; Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance; Student evaluation of teachers; Study and teaching; Turkey; Undergraduate Students
• ISSN: 0094-1956

Evaluations by students of the University of Mississippi were compared to the evaluations of students at Dokuz Eylul University related to specific lectures on communication skills. The students of the University of Mississippi were Native Speakers of English (NSE) while the students at Dokuz Eylul University spoke English as a Foreign Language (EFL). A set of lectures were developed over a ten-year period by using a continuous improvement feedback loop between student and instructor. Once the feedback data stabilized with undergraduate NSE, a comparison was made with undergraduate EFL students. Also undergraduate EFL students were compared with graduate NSE. The evaluations focused on the likeability of the lecture. Each student completed a feedback sheet indicating his or her reaction to each lecture. The results showed a remarkable similarity in response trends. If the response to a specific lecture was determined high by NSE, it was likely to be rated high by EFL students and vice versa.