**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Well, maybe, but if we had to abide by those criteria, I think we'd have a severe shortage of English teachers and we'd be teaching 60 or 70 kids in a class. There are a lot of native speakers in Jerusalem, Dan, but have you been to Beer Sheva lately? Bari > -----Original Message----- > From: etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:etni-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Daniel > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 14:09 > To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [etni] Native speakers > > > **** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** > > My two shekels worth- Native speaker students should only have native > speaker teachers, anything less is an insult to them. Period. Furthermore, > non-native speakers who teach English should be at or near > proficiency level > without strong foreign accents. I can think a few teachers in > Jerusalem who > qualify. Those with heavy accents should not be teaching English. > > Dan > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.726 / Virus Database: 481 - Release Date: 7/22/04 ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####