WHEN THE TEACHER IS A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER
by raquel flores
1. ADVANTAGES
2. Emphaty with students
3. More effective learning strategies
4. Anticipate learning difficulties
5. Knowledge of terms in both languages
6. Native Speaker
7. Self-confidence of what they say, teach and knowledge
8. Linguistically assertive
9. Deficiency in fluency
10. They learn from their experience as well as their students
11. Non-Native Speaker
12. Puts much more effort into learning and teaching
13. DISADVANTAGES
14. Unforeseen questions by students
15. Lack of cultural vocabulary
16. Difficulties to achieve high level of the language
17. Lack of knowledge in grammar
