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Shocking stuff #nativespeakerism
Meanwhile, over the always interesting not very ethical English teaching jobs in Korea scene, westerners are getting offered up to 500% more than Filipinos (feel free to correct my maths on this) @TeflEquity @ELTAdvocacy @sulaimanjenkins @ParisaMehran
What a load of nonsense this is. So sorry to see @hughdellar, who's spoken out against #nativespeakerism so many times, get attacked in this way: theelttimes.wordpress.com/20…
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“In the last year I earned £16,756. It’s an insult.”
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One of the many many stories of struggling to get by in #EFL.
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I think it has to come through solidarity of native speaking colleagues and DoS'. As an industry I think we have to educate our clients on the (uncountable) benefits of NNSTs and promote our trust in them.
Basically - the onus is on all of us.
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Remove it from all forms of advertisement with legal ramifications for those who insist on its usage. It's a blatant discriminatory tool that has for too long gone unpoliced. The threat of legal action has a funny way of making many wrongs right.
#nonativespeakerism #EqualityinEL
An open question . . . what would you like to see happen in the fight against #nativespeakerism? What do you think individuals can do to push things forward?
Yet another company to add to the list of those promoting #nativespeakerism Shame that @italki is more concerned with the teacher's first language than their actual ability to teach it. That would certainly benefit students more, but I imagine it's not the company's main concern
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An anti-racism this Weds (23rd) reading group discussion plus Q and A with the writer @JPBGerald gives us the opportunity to honestly and openly question the foundations of what we do. @EAP_in_Ireland really looking forward to this. #RaceEAP @EapForSJ
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#endnativespeakerprivilege
I did the BA in English and TEFL at @covcampus. The non-native students were not allowed to complete the celta even though we had the required IELTS score. I remember my supervisor clearly saying you're a better teacher than some native trainees but...
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#endnativespeakerprivilege I used to teach with a great teacher called Kasia who was born in Poland. Once I had to cover an FCE class for her. During the class, I said "So Kasia told me that last week . . . " and before I'd had to finish, one of the students said "Kasia?" ...
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#endnativespeakerprivilege Starting this - with this hashtag - as I feel many of you out there have stories to share. Maybe if the stories are heard more, awareness of what native speakerism does to teachers not born in English-speaking countries may develop a bit. Here goes.
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El acentismo es una forma de discriminación por tener un acento particular. Este es un mensaje real que recibió una chica mexicana al buscar trabajo. El acentismo es tan dañino como cualquier otra forma de discriminación y por ende deben exisir leyes para evutarlo – at Paris, France
So true! It's a bit like saying "near male". Imagine seeing that in a job ad: 'near male strength required'. If it outrages you, so should the terms 'near native' or 'native-like'
For me, "near native" is just as bad as saying "nonnative". Why is "native" the norm/standard by which someone is measured in order to be considered "complete"? As if to say you'll never be considered whole until you acquire "NS" status. Really?
#nonativespeakerism #EqualityinELT