Student Voices: Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Native Speaker’s Class Visits to Japanese Teachers’ English Classes from the Students’ Perspectives

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Native Speakerʼs Class Visits to Japanese Teachersʼ English Classes from the studentsʼ perspectives. A survey was given to students in Japanese English teachersʼ first year classes in the faculties of Economics and Nursing to gain insights into studentsʼ reactions to a Native English teacherʼs class visit. The study found that there was a strong positive reaction to the class visits and, it revealed areas where the program could be improved as well as areas, which require further research such as ways the Native English speakers and Japanese English teachers could work together more effectively.