WHEN THE TEACHER IS A NON-NATIVE SPEAKER

1. Native Speaker

2. Self-confidence of what they say, teach and knowledge

3. Linguistically assertive

4. Deficiency in fluency

5. They learn from their experience as well as their students

6. Non-Native Speaker

7. Puts much more effort into learning and teaching

8. Lack of knowledge in grammar

9. ADVANTAGES

10. Emphaty with students

11. More effective learning strategies

12. Anticipate learning difficulties

13. Knowledge of terms in both languages

14. DISADVANTAGES

15. Unforeseen questions by students

16. Lack of cultural vocabulary

17. Difficulties to achieve high level of the language