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Native English Teacher or Non Native English Teacher?

Non- Native English Teachers or Native English Teachers?, 2017
The contentious issue of (non)nativeness remains unanswered. Nowadays, being an NNEST or NNEST should not count but rather teachers' professional capabilities. The presentation provides a forum for reflection and discussion about NNESTs. We should value professional and personal qualities over ‘nativeness.’ The skills and qualities that make an effective language teacher are the most significant. Both ‘NESTs’ and ‘NNESTs’ are expected to be competent teachers, each with excellent professional skills. What can non-native English-speaking teachers (NNESTs) perform better? What can native English-speaking teachers (NESTs) manage better? ...Read more
NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER OR NON- NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHER? This is my question. Halina Ostankowicz- Bazan 8/2/2017
IS ENGLISH A GLOBAL LANGUAGE? In the fields of business, academics, science, computing, education, transportation, politics and entertainment, English is already established as the de facto lingua franca. The UN, currently uses five official languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian and Chinese, and an estimated 85% of international organizations have English as at least one of their official languages (French comes next with less than 50%). About one third of international organizations (including OPEC, EFTA and ASEAN) use English only, and this figure rises to almost 90% among Asian international organizations. English is crucially important for developing international markets, especially in the areas of tourism and advertising, and mastery of English also provides access to scientific, technological and academic resources which would otherwise be denied developing countries.
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Kian Pishkar Assistant Professor
I.A.U. Jieroft Branch
Metin BOŞNAK
Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University / İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim Üniversitesi
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