Features | More significant than Nativeness | Equally significant as Native ness | Less significant than Nativeness | Mean Rating |
Teaching experience | 25 (78.1%) | 3 (9.3%) | 4 (12.5%) | 1.77 |
Teaching qualifications related to EFL | 17 (53.1%) | 7 (21.8%) | 8 (25.0%) | 2.57 |
Friendly personality | 21 (65.6%) | 9 (28.1%) | 2 (6.3%) | 1.96 |
Enthusiasm for teaching | 23 (71.9%) | 8 (25.0%) | 1 (3.1%) | 1.70 |
Ability to deliver informative and interesting classes | 29 (90.6%) | 1 (3.1%) | 2 (6.3%) | 1.50 |
Familiarity with or understanding of students’ local culture | 23 (71.9%) | 6 (18.8%) | 3 (9.3%) | 2.00 |
Advanced communicative competence in English | 21 (65.6%) | 7 (21.9%) | 4 (12.5%) | 1.91 |