Open and Positive Attitudes toward Teaching. (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hsu, Chia‐Fang (Sandy)
• Other Names: Hendrix Katherine Grace guestEditor.; Hebbani Aparna guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: New directions for teaching and learning. Number 138(2014:Summer)
• Page Start: 41
• Page End: 49
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: College teaching -- Periodicals; 378.1205
• DOI: 10.1002/tl.20095
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0271-0633

Abstract

Abstract : This chapter argues that the most important thing for a nonnative English‐speaking teacher is to have an open and positive attitude toward students. A teacher's willingness to work out problems with individual students, coupled with openness to students' ideas and criticism, should help improve students' negative attitudes toward the teacher, which, in turn, should result in better learning outcomes and teaching evaluations.