The Impact of Teachers’ Qualifications on Teaching and Students’ English Achievement: A Case Study in the Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages, Souphanouvong University

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of teacher’s qualifications on teaching and students’ learning English achievement in the Department of English language Faculty of Languages, Souphanouvong University. Teacher qualification is very important because it directly affects students’ achievement. Student achievement was considered as dependent variable, and teacher educational qualification, subject major, teaching experience, and professional experience were considered as the independent variables. The researcher selected all the teachers who taught English classes and the English students from year 1 to year 4 for this research study 16 questionnaires were distributed among the English teachers in the English Department. The response rate of the teachers was 100% and 111 questionnaires were sent to the English students Department from years 1 to year 4. The response rate of the students was 82.80%. for both teachers’ qualifications and students’ learning English achievement in the Department of English Language on five-point Likert scales as the scaling method. The results reveal that most of the teachers have experience and hold their own expertise qualifications in teaching. And students have average to high academic achievement at each level. Therefore, professionally trained English language teachers are seen to have a better mastery of the subject in the classroom. They usually create the right environment for students to maintain a positive attitude towards the subject and perform better too. This study has buttressed the fact that teachers’ qualification affects students’ achievement in English language. The study has also shown that teacher’s qualification has a significant relationship between with student’s achievement and attitude towards English language.