This study compares native English teachers (NETs) and non-native English teachers (NNETs) in their perceptions of errors as well as their actual feedback. Studies comparing NETs and NNETs have focused on actual feedback practice (Green & Hecht, 1985; T. Kobayashi, 1992), with very few studies relating this feedback to their actual perceptions of error correction (Hyland & Anan, 2006; Kim, 2007). In order to better understand this phenomenon, 26 NETs and 24 NNETs completed a questionnaire and provided feedback on a sample academic essay. The results reveal that while both groups showed differing degrees of perceptions, they did not significantly differ from each other in actual feedback, except that NETs preferred coded feedback than NNETs by explaining errors. This study implies that NNETs are as reliable as NETs in correcting errors, but that they differ in how they give feedback.

1. INTRODUCTION
 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
  2.1. Error Correction
  2.2. Native vs. Non-Native English Teacher
 3. METHOD
  3.1. Participants
  3.2. Data Collection
  3.3. Data Analysis
 4. RESULTS
  4.1. Teacher Perception
  4.2. Teacher Feedback
  4.3. Teacher Perceptions and Feedback
 5. DISCUSSION
 REFERENCES

• Cheol Baek(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
• Sookyung Cho(Hankuk University of Foreign Studies) Corresponding author