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    The Impact of Expert Teachers and Their Teaching in an Efl Situation in Government-Owned High Schools
    (Addis Ababa University, 1999-06) Mesafint Muchie ; Teshome Demissie
    The purpose of this study was to assess the behaviour and a ttitude of 'Expert' and 'In expert' teachers towards the teaching of English as a foreign language in government-owned high schools in Addis Aba ba . The literature reView mainly fo cused on the various teacher behaviors revea led in an EFL teaching situa tion, the attitudes a nd views of various teachers towards the English teaching; and related issues in this a rea. Questionnaires and observation were conducted with a sample of teachers and students. Observations were conducted to classroom,; on forma l English teaching classes in various high schools. The res ults indicate tha t most of the teachers who a re currently at work in government-owned high schools in Addis Ababa basical ly exhibited a 'non -expert' and in -effective teaching behaviours and attitudes toward the practice of teaching English as a foreign la nguage. The 'Expert' teaching a ttitude found to be much lesser, and hence, its teaching outcome or impact-very insignificant.. Fina lly, Recommenda tions were accordingly proposed to reasona bly improve and change the currently demonstra ted teaching behaviors and a ttitudes of English teachers.