Importance of teacher`s ability to communicate When I was a university student, a lecturer said: "A teacher`s ability to relate with students is more important than excellent knowledge of the subject being taught". We, i.e. the students of teacher`s training branch, were surprised to hear that. But now I think our teacher was right. As I see it, when a teacher is good in communication with students, the students respect him. Furthermore, respect generates love, and love raises interest in subject being taught by teacher. On my opinion, the students, who love teacher and take an interest in subject, will be more hard working and therefore have a good knoledge in subject. For example, when I taught Turkish at a university, my students loved studying. A few of them went to Turkey for working. After their return I observed that their speaking and vocabulary became much better. Of course, if a teacher has a low level of knowledge, students won`t respect him. But I don`t think teachers should have an excellent skills. Their ability to establish a good relationship is more important in teaching.