Essays about: "Native and Non native English speaking teachers"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Native and Non native English speaking teachers.

  1. 6. Filipino EFL Teachers Working Abroad: Some benefits and downsides for English teachers working abroad

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Lärarutbildningen (LUT)

    Author : Crisdella Pastera Frederiksen; [2014]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; Native Speaker Ideal; Native and Non native English speaking teachers;

    Abstract : This paper investigates foreign born teachers working as EFL educators and their attitudes towards teaching as well as their roles in teaching the English language. The purpose of this study is to examine what motivates EFL teachers to work abroad and to explore why they are highly valued in non-English speaking countries. READ MORE

  2. 7. Native and Non-native English Speaking ESL/EFL Teachers in Sweden : A Study on Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions towards the Teaching Behavior of Native and Non-native EnglishSpeaking Teachers

    University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Eric Brown; [2013]
    Keywords : EFL in Sweden; affective attitudes; native vs. non-native English speaking teacher;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate whether upper-secondary school students, studying English as a foreign language (EFL) in Sweden, prefer to learn from Native English speaking teachers (NEST) as opposed to Non-native English speaking teachers (NNEST). Furthermore, the present study seeks to identify, from the EFL learners’ perspective, why certain characteristics of both NNEST and NEST are felt to be more prestigious than others which in turn might affect the students’potential to acquire a desired identity. READ MORE

  3. 8. Teaching Methods of Foreign Languages : Teaching and learning of Spanish language in Kabul

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Freshta Zahir; [2013]
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    Abstract : Second languages which are also called foreign languages are learnt beside native spoken languages and they are learnt in a systematic way (Hinkel, 2005). Spanish and English are widely spoken around the globe and they have improved a lot in Afghanistan, especially SPanish after Spanish military existence in teh country as part of ISAF after 2001 to Afghanistan and after the establishment of some private schools where Spanish is a part of curriculum. READ MORE

  4. 9. Teaching Standards or Standard Teaching? : An analysis of the Swedish national curriculum for English at upper-secondary school level

    University essay from Lärarutbildningen

    Author : Ciarán O'Neill; [2006]
    Keywords : lingua franca; Standard English; global English; inner circle countries; outer circle countries; expanding circle countries;

    Abstract : English is the most expansionist language in the world today. Currently, native speakers are outnumbered by non-native speakers by a ratio of 3:1, a ratio that is set to grow to 10:1 within the next ten years. One of the consequences of a language growing so rapidly is that its new users tend to ignore already accepted standards. READ MORE