Representation of the Effective Teacher of the Main Character (Ms. Sinclair) in Film “The English Teacher”.

This research discussed about the representative of the effective teacher of the main character (Ms. Sinclair) in the film “The English Teacher”. The research aimed to find out the signs that the main character has to be called as the effective teacher. This research focused on Peirce‟s semiotic theory about the Triadic Understanding of Sign. The researcher used descriptive qualitative method. The research used note taking as the instrument to find out the valid data. This research was conducted in order to analyze the signs to reveal the main character in the film to be called as the representative of the effective teacher. The findings showed that there are ten personality traits of effective teacher that are owned by the main character in the film in which the traits are adaptability, caring, enthusiasm, expectation, friendness, fairness, honesty, humor, respectability, and responsibility. The researcher concluded that becoming effective teacher for students can contribute the better for them.