Communicative differences between domestic and foreign instructors

Abstract

The objective of this study was to invesitgage college students' perceptions of their foreign and domestic classroom instructors. Two hundred and eleven college students participated in the study. Results revealed support for findings of previous research, which found that domestice instructors were perceieved as more effective than their intercultural counterparts on a variety of variables. In constrast, foreign instructors were considered to produce more communication satisfaction among college students. The specific characteristics of instructors that are likely to account for more effective and satisfying communication are discussed. The results of this study are useful for instructors who would like to be more competent and effective in the classroom.