Some students also found that the attempt of their NET to speak Cantonese to be very funny because of his incorrect pronunciation (Int. 2). The use of jokes, language games or story telling by NETs as strategies to create a relaxed classroom atmosphere were reported in eight out of 10 interviews. In contrast, LETs’ textbook-bound teaching behaviour was regarded as boring and not what students preferred (Int. 3, 5 and 6). More importantly, textbook-driven teaching style was perceived to have resulted in students’ unwillingness to raise questions in class (Int. 6). However, it should be noted that one interview group did not find any difference in classroom atmosphere at all (Int.