Investigating Inspiring English Lecturers in a Faith-Based Educational Institution - EFL Learners’ Perception

Oct 15, 2026

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This article examines EFL learners’ perceptions of an inspiring English lecturer in a faith-based educational institution. A survey collected data from 230 EFL learners at the State Islamic Institute of Tulungagung, aiming to support decision-making for learning policies and the preparation of inspiring English teachers. The study uses the SISPIEL instrument developed from related research. Findings indicate inspiring lecturers develop attitudinal skills (intellectual, emotional, spiritual), teaching technique strategies, and skills for changing learners’ learning styles, followed by pedagogical implications and directions for future research.

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Dinamika Ilmu P-ISSN: 1411-3031; E-ISSN: 2442-9651 2015, Vol. 15 No. 2 Investigating Inspiring English Lecturers in a Faith-Based Educational Institution: EFL Learners’ Perception Erna Iftanti IAIN Tulungagung, Indonesia [ernataufic@yahoo.com](ernataufic@yahoo.com) Abstract This article describes English as Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ perception on an inspiring English lecturer. This study was done through a survey to 230 EFL learners of State Islamic Institute of Tulungagung, a small district in East JavaIndonesia, in order to get underlying basis of making a decision on learning policies for the sake of creating inspiring English teachers who are influential toward the success of English teaching and learning process. The instrumentStrategy Inventory for Students’ Perception on Inspiring English Lecturers (SISPIEL) -was developed in accordance to reviewing some related research articles about an inspiring teacher. The study reveals that to be an inspiring English lecturer, one should posses three skills namely attitudinal skills which are divided into three areas i.e. intellectual, emotional and spiritual, in addition to teaching technique strategies and skills of changing students’ learning style. Finally, the results of this study offers pedagogical considerations which are mainly useful for those running teacher training education program and those who are concerned in English education as well as suggestions for future research. Keywords: inspiring, English lecturers, English teachers, attitudinal skills A. Introduction English language in Indonesia has taken a special attention due to the fact that people’s awareness on the importance of English as the main means of communication in this global era is getting increase. English has become a compulsory subject for Indonesian students since elementary school level. Yet, with the implementation of 2013 Curriculum since 2013, English is not anymore formally taught in elementary school. Instead, it will be as a compulsory subject in Junior High School. Some people think that it is too late to start teaching English in Junior High School, so that there are many elementary schools in Indonesia making a policy that English is still taught as either local content course or extra-curricular course in Elementary school level. In addition, parents start teaching their children English earlier by enrolling them to kindergarten schools in which English is taught. This indicates that English keeps being considered as an important subject. Most parents put the hopes on the success of their children learning English much on the English teachers, so that English teachers have significant roles and responsibility for the successful process of teaching and learning English. One of the indicators of the success is that learners’ English competence is getting improved. An English teacher is then not only responsible to transfer English language knowledge during the process of English instruction but also to conduct good teaching and learning practices in order to help EFL learners to get success in learning English. The one of the serious constraints that they have in learning English as their foreign language is that lack of confidence which is indicated by keeping silent during the instructional process, being afraid of making mistakes. This leads students to be passive learners of EFL. Accordingly, to be an inspiring teacher who is powerful to change the learners’ mindset of learning English is critical. The above-mentioned phenomena becomes an important underlying consideration for any educational institution- such as state Islamic institute of Tulungagung- which runs English education programs or teacher training education to make an appropriate decision and or policies dealing with producing inspiring English teacher. The English lecturers engaged in the problems should also be a model of an inspiring English teacher that might be imitated by their students

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What does the study investigate about inspiring English lecturers?

The study investigates EFL learners’ perceptions of what makes an English lecturer inspiring in a faith-based educational institution.

How was the research conducted?

It used a survey of 230 EFL learners at IAIN Tulungagung, employing the SISPIEL instrument to capture learners’ perceptions.

What skills are identified as important for an inspiring English lecturer?

The study identifies three attitudinal areas—intellectual, emotional, and spiritual—along with teaching technique strategies and skills to change students’ learning styles.

Oct 15, 2026

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