**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Content-type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-44AE6832; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I voted yes. There are times when a teacher must have native speaker skills. I wouldn't demand to see a person's birth certificate, but one should be able to "pass" for native in terms of speaking, reading, writing and quick processing in English. I teach in high school and too many students are oblivious of English vowels, which are the basis for reading and writing English. One of the minimal requirements for English teachers should be proper pronunciation. Batya ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####