[etni] Why do English teachers have to be native speakers?
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- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:53:22 +0300
Why do English teachers have to be native speakers?
The Japan Times - April 15, 2010
English-language schools in Japan are changing stereotypes by proving that
good teaching is not about nationality
In Japan, non-native English-language instructors from South Asian countries
are challenging cultural stereotypes and putting a new face on the industry.
And it hasn't been any easy task.
In Tokyo, North American-English and British-English have long been the
standards taught in schools, and language testing is dominated by American
exams such the TOEIC test, which attracts 1.5 million test-takers per year.
This preference carries the assumption that only native speakers —
specifically from Western countries such as the United States, Australia,
New Zealand, Canada and Britain — can teach the language.
When Jeevarani Angelina (who goes by the name Sanku Rani for ease of
pronunciation) opened the Little Angels English Academy in the western Tokyo
suburb of Mitaka in 2004, the idea of hiring non-native English teachers was
still a radical one.
(To read the whole article, go to -
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fs20100415a3.html
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