ENGLISH REVIEW: Journal of English Education p-ISSN 2301-7554, e-ISSN 2541-3643 Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2023 https://journal.uniku.ac.id/index.php/ERJEE 301 INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’ EXPECTATIONS OF THE LECTURERS’ STYLES IN TEACHING ENGLISH Diana Achmad Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Email: diana.achmad@usk.ac.id Asnawi Muslem Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Email: drasnawi@usk.ac.id Tia Rahmanita Department of English Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh, Indonesia Email: tiarahmanita@gmail.com Humaira Irfan Khan Department of English, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan Email: drhumairakhan2015@gmail.com APA Citation: Achmnad, D., Muslem, A., Rahmanita, T., & Khan, H. I. (2023). Investigating students’ expectations of the lecturers’ styles in teaching English. English Review: Journal of English Education, 11(1), 301-314. https://doi.org/10.25134/erjee.v11i1.7972 Received: 16-10-2022 Accepted: 24-12-2022 Published: 28-02-2023 INTRODUCTION In the teaching and learning process, both teachers and students are two aspects that play an important role in achieving learning success. The teachers have the responsibility to change the students positively and motivate them to pursue their goals in learning (Larasati et al., 2019). Meanwhile, students should understand their roles, such as how to be a good learner and what they truly need and expect from their teachers. By knowing their roles, both teachers and students would know what to expect from each other and a good relationship between them will create successful learning. Teachers are expected to be knowledgeable to create an effective teaching atmosphere, such as the lesson content, strategic methodologies, and skillful delivery of ideas to the students. For example, when teaching the English language, teachers should not only be able to transfer knowledge to students, but they also need to create enjoyable classes so that students are not bored during class activities (Sari, 2018). Teachers who have good relationships with Abstract: The teaching style is the way the lecturer delivers material and controls students’ activities in the classroom. Teachers have their own teaching style depending on personal and students’ needs. Meanwhile, the students have their own expectations regarding the teachers’ styles of teaching English as well. This research investigated the university students’ expectations of the lecturers’ styles in teaching English. It used descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods as the research design. The data were collected by distributing a questionnaire to 45 students and interviewing 9 of them who were randomly chosen from the students majoring in English at one of the universities in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The quantitative data were analyzed statistically, while the qualitative data were analyzed through data condensation, data display, and conclusion. The results of the research revealed that the dominant lecturer’s style expected by the students in teaching English is the combination of facilitator, personal model, and expert styles. The students favored the lecturers who facilitate students’ learning activities, give personal examples, and provide detailed information that students need. If the lecturers used only one teaching style, the students said they would get bored and learning would not reach maximum results. The combination of the three styles is a form of the student-centered model in which students play an active role in the learning activity in the classroom. Keywords: students’ expectations; teaching English; teaching styles.