Lecturers’ Perception on English Ability in Supporting the Quality of Teaching

Abstract

English takes an important part in the lecturers’ carrier. It can be seen that low English ability can be an obstacle in some situations. In this case, lectures should prepare themselves with good English ability. The design of this research was descriptive. The aims of this research were to describe the lecturers’ perception in using English in teaching and the reasons of that perception. The data were taken from the lecturers in Padang and analyzed based on some experts. Instruments of this research were questionnaire, interview, and recording. The results showed that the lecturers’ perception in using English in teaching were 31% stated strongly agree, 48% stated agree, 13.5% stated neutral, 7% stated disagree and 0.6% stated very disagree. The results from the interview showed that good English ability made easier in getting information, helping in giving explanation, creating good materials, making interesting teaching process, and getting more references.