Who Is An Ideal Native Speaker?! - IPEDR First, learners’ knowledge of the second language is not the same as that of a native speaker. To put it in another way, l2 learners’ foreign language system is not identical to the native speakers’ one. Second, L2 learners have other uses of language tha
CAL: Digests: Nonnative-English-Speaking Teachers in the English Teaching Profession The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) aims to promote and improve the teaching and learning of languages, identify and solve problems related to language and culture, and serve as a resource for information about language and culture. CAL carries out a
native speakerism - definition and examples of native speakerism Native speakerism is the established belief (or bias) that native speakers of a language are better qualified to teach that language than non-native speakers. ... Recipient's Email This field is required. Separate multiple addresses with commas. Limited t
NNEST Caucus NNEST Chair’s Welcome Message Dear NNEST members, I would like to thank you all for giving me the support over the past year in my previous role as Chair-Elect of the NNEST Interest Section (2011-2012). In anticipation of what our Interest Session can ...
NNEST - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia NNEST (/ɛnˈnɛst/ en-NEST) or non-native English-speaking teachers is an acronym that refers to the growing body of English language teachers who speak English as a foreign or second language. The term was coined to highlight the dichotomy between native E
Native- and Non-Native Speaking English Teachers in Vietnam: Weighing the Benefits Experience The mean rating of 2.16 (SD=1.19) indicates that the participants placed greater importance on teaching experience than on linguistic background. 27 (56.3%) respondents valued teaching experience the most, while only six (12.5%) placed greater
The "Ancient Child" Fallacy - Taoism.net / TrueTao.org Ancient Child? In certain circles, it is popular to talk about the name Lao Tzu (or Laozi) having the dual meaning of "Old Master" and "Ancient Child." Some feel that this is a higher level of wisdom that points to the childlike sense of wonder and the st
What is the Fallacy of Accent? - Agnosticism / Atheism - Skepticism for Atheists The fallacy of accent occurs when the meaning of a word or sentence is ambiguous and dependent on where the spoken stress is placed. It's not common to find the fallacy of accent in modern English; it's much more common in ancient Greek, the language of t
Ideally, should English teachers at schools in Japan be native speakers? Can non-native English spea Just because you are a native speaker, doesn't mean you can automatically teach the language. Maria -- agreed. But just because you got a good TOEIC score does not mean you really know how to use English properly, and, therefore, teach it with any real ..
A List Of Fallacious Arguments - Don Lindsay Archive Ad Hominem (Argument To The Man): attacking the person instead of attacking his argument. For example, "Von Daniken's books about ancient astronauts are worthless because he is a convicted forger and embezzler." (Which is true, but that's not why they're
