TommyT  +  299593 Fri, 01 Dec 06 03:10 PM Just out of interest, do you know anyone who is a TESOL teacher and not a native speaker? And if so, how are they doing? What do you think about it? TommyT Joined on Fri, Dec 1 2006 New Member 14

	Mister Micawber  +  299945 Sat, 02 Dec 06 02:35 PM Sure, there are lots of them, Tommy.  They do quite well,  They are an important part of the teaching teams in commercial language schools here, and are the most important part of teaching teams in the public school system. Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member 30,802 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' Language Schools

	Englishuser  +  300004 Sat, 02 Dec 06 06:34 PM Hi TommyT, I know several such teachers, and they are all very good at what they do. Some people think that non-native teachers are somehow less qualified to teach a language than are native speakers, but I disagree. A language teacher should be an expert in the language and in language teaching. You don't need to be a native speaker to meet those criteria. Englishuser Englishuser Joined on Thu, Mar 30 2006 Regular Member 717