[etni] native speakers
- From: elizabeth yuval <maore29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 20:40:03 +0200
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In response to Aliza's letter I would like to say that this business is
beginning to get out of hand. The original point was that a private language
institute wanted native speakers, period, and I would guess for the accent and
possibly the idioms (by which I mean idioms and not the latest slang), not the
grammar. I have never heard anyone accuse non-native speakers of not being good
teachers. I have never heard anyone say that native speakers are "better"
teachers. No one is waiting for another teacher to make a mistake. Let's not
get carried away here. (Personally, I found the kids were helpful and
cooperative. I explained to them that it was my job to teach them English and
theirs to correct my Hebrew and that I expected them to do so.) If you can walk
out of a lesson feeling they know more now than they did 45 minutes ago and can
use what they know then you are doing your job well and that's all that
matters. Instead of sliding off into mud-slinging again, why doesn't everyone
just sign Nina's letter?
Elizabeth Yuval
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