Research and Trends in the Studies of Native & Non-native Speaker Teachers of Languages: A Review on Selected Researches and Theses

Recruiting and employing native speaker teachers of English Language (NST) in non-native speakers ’ context are widely practised in countries which learn and use the target language taught by the native speaker teachers (NST) as either as a second or a foreign language. This paper reviews selected journals and thesis on the issues of Native and Non-native Speaker Teachers (NST & NNST). It covers on students’, as well as the Native and Non-Native Speaker Teachers ’ (NNST) self-perceptions and attitudes. This review discovers almost the same pattern of students ’ attitudes and perceptions towards native speaker teachers. Most studies reviewed indicate that most of the non-native learners of the target language have positive attitude towards native speaker teachers. They view native speaker teachers as the model of the target language learnt and believe that the native speaker teachers could provide a great example in learning pronunciation and speaking skill. In addition, this review also identifies that learners believe that their non-native teachers are compatible in teaching th