Nonnative teachers of english invariably feel unsafe about using the language they have to teach. The aim of this article is to analyze their differences in order to prove that non native teachers have some advantages which should be taken into account. The nonnative speaker teacher oxford academic journals. A metaanalysis teacher characteristics, particularly being native and nonnative or near native speakers of the target language, have often been discussed in relation to teacher identity, power relationship, and race in second andor foreign language education amir, 2008.
The relationship between teachers english proficiency and. Andreas grundtvig, susan holden, csilla jaraybenn this topic is relevant to a wide range of teachers in different teaching and employment situations. Selfperceptions of their communicative limitations mikyoung lee department of educational psychology, university of munich, germany graduate school of tesol, sookmyung womens university, korea 1 accepted for presenting at tesol conference 2016, baltimore, maryland, usa. In comparing these two groups of students and instructors, the results showed that both nes and nnes students within the engineering department have a preference for nests due to language barriersdifficulties both among native english speakers as well as nonnative english speakers. It is also more complex and wideranging than many people realise. I also argue that, in elt, nativeand nonnativespeaking teachers reveal. Nonnative preservice english teachers narratives about. We also propose a set of qualities that all teachers, regardless of their language or geographical backgrounds, should have. In the third chapter a teachercentred approach, medgyes argues that, even in an era of learnercentredness, the teacher holds the key position, and discusses the respective roles and responsibilities in the power relationship between them and.
Nativespeaker and nonnativespeaker teacherlearners may bring different identities to teacherlearning and to teaching. Furthermore, the directors of many private institutions prefer to hire nsts because they believe. Teacher is a nonnative speaker, medgyes 2001 explains that teaching applications. Your help will be highly appreciated and this will help me a lot for the sake of my nns students future. The book is divided into six parts, each subdivided into two chapters. C h i n a teaching the native english speaker how to teach. The second language acquisition literature traditionally elevates an idealized native speaker above a stereotypicalized nonnative, while viewing the latter as a defective communicator, limited by an underdeveloped communicative competence.
Non native englishspeaking teachers nnests have tended to be conceptualized within elt along the same lines as nns in general. The nonnative teacher elt paperback august 1, 1999 by peter medgyes author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The focus shifts in part ii from the speaker in general to the nonnative teacher of english. A qualitative study into the role of initial teacher. This course is not designed for primary teachers course summary. Differences in teaching behaviour between native and nonnative. A comparison of these two kinds of teachers is made following medgyes 3 dimensional framework. The second language acquisition literature traditionally elevates an idealized native. This book examines the differences in teaching attitudes between teachers of english who are native speakers and those who are nonnative speakers, and makes a realistic. The discrimination between native and nonnative english speaking teachers is reported in favor of native speakers in literature. The nonnative speakers of english are definitely in a strong.
Phil in english education kathmandu university 1994 doctor of. Despite the many advantages that a teacher sharing the students mt can bring, native speakers are always preferred when it comes to hiring. It does not follow from this, however, that non native speaking teachers are by definition less efficient. More than 20 years ago, in the early 1990s, there was a lot of discussion about the position of teachers of english who were either native or non native speakers of the language. Elt, native speaker teacher, nonnative speaker teacher, native speakerism, bilingual teacher. As it was said before, nonnative teachers have moved through the process of learning the language and they are familiar with the difficulties that the learners are mostly likely to encounter. Creating nativelike but comprehensible listening texts. According to kachru1985, regions of world english can be categorized into three sectors.
In an effort to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of native and nonnative teaching assistants and parttime teachers both referred. These native speaking teachers educational and cultural backgrounds are different than nonnative chinese speaking teachers. An analysis of student evaluations of native and non. Canagarajah 2005 remarks that 80% of english language. The aim of this article is to analyze their differences in order to prove that nonnative teachers have some advantages which should be taken into account. In this book, the author claims that native and non native englishspeaking teachers, or nests and non nests as he calls them, are two dierent species medgyes, 1994, p.
For many esl teachers their identity may partly reflect their wish to empower immigrants, refugees and others for whom english is a way. The author, a nonnative english teacher himself, points out the possible. A study of parental attitudes to teacher pronunciation in. Here is where medgyes displays his original views and findings, and especially in the chapter on the bright side of being a non native he offers information and tools that may help teachers overcome their inferiority complex and start establishing their own identity as professionally competent non native teachers of english. First published in 1994 the issues around non native teachers in tesol are arguably more relevant today than ever. Yet teachers who are nonnative speakers can bring a lot to the classroom.
In the non native teacher peter medgyes, a hungarian, wrote about the relative advantages and disadvantages, problems and insights, of both groups. The notion that native speakers are the best language teachers has a longestablished history in the field of language teaching, and is known as the native speaker fallacy. Nonnative englishspeaking teachers nnests have tended to be. In the field of grammar, chomsky 1965 viewed native speaker as the only reliable source of linguistic data. The present paper focuses on the much debated issue of native and nonnative speakers as teachers of english. Pdf the non native teacher prateet baskota academia. Specialist website for english language teaching elt, english as a foreign. Native and nonnative teachers differ in level of l2 competence. Within this perspective, the native speaker is believed to promote the best model for language users see carless, 2006. The strategy outlined by medgyes doesnt just apply to nonnative teachers local teachers but also to native speakers in the case of ef. Recent research documents the interest toward the subject native and. Based on extensive research, the updated third edition of the non native teacher, by peter medgyes, is a very insightful book, which deals with these and many of the other nightmares that both nests and non nests experience throughout their careers.
As their tutor, i feel so sorry for them and really want to help them. Moreover, an nnest is a teacher who works in an efl environment and. The native speaker is often called upon to answer vocabulary and pronunciation issues from nonnative speakers medgyes, 1994. A native speaker of english, for example, is defined as someone who speaks english as his or her first language l1, or mother tongue medgyes, 2001. Medgyes 1994 has highlighted the following differences between them. Peter medgyes talks about the new edition of the nonnative teacher. Promoting the value of nonnative englishspeaking teachers.
The construct and effects of the native speaker fallacy. Medgyes 2001 highlights that this debate should not be underestimated or denied. After all responses were received, we compiled them into a single excel file, grouped them by. Student perceptions of how tesol educators teach nonnative. Empirical studies in english applied linguistics 5970. The original edition won first prize for methodology books in the english speaking unions duke of edingburgh english language book competition in 1995. This study analyzes 58 nonnative preservice elementary school english teachers narratives about their pronunciation learning and teaching. The nonnative english speaking eflesl teachers selfimage. Teachers selfefficacy beliefs and their english language.
Download book pdf nonnative language teachers pp 195215 cite as. Students preferences regarding native and nonnative teachers. Attitudes of the instructional supervisors towards non. Elfrelated issues elf is a field embedding a wide range of crucial subjects in sociolinguistics seidlhofer. The employment of native and nonnative speaker efl teachers in saudi higher education institutions. Employment of english language teachers in an efl context. Perceptions of nonnative speaking students in a graduate tesol program. Selfperception of nonnative speaker teacher of english. Pdf among the trends which have recently emerged in elt, two are challenged in. As it is wellknown, not all native speakers teaching a language. To offset this sense of inherent uncertainty, they seek refuge. The experiences of native speaking teachers nsts when. They also tend to differ in terms of teaching behaviours.
First, participants did not have the same attitude toward their roles as nonnative english speakers regarding pronunciation learning and teaching. According to medgyes 2001, because the nns teachers have learned english, they can understand what their english students. At the same time, nonnative speaker efl teachers can pave the way. In this respect, it is those nonnative users that provide the strongest momentum for the development of the language in its global uses as agents of language change bruttgriffler, 1998, p. Efl instructors perceptions and practices on english as a.
The present study examines the linguistic insecurity of nonnative english speaking teachers nnests and investigates its influence on learners productive skills by using spss software. The schizophrenic teacher7 peter medgyes sakai english teachers. Native englishspeaking teachers versus nonnative english. The teacher will rotate, weekbyweek, from nativespeaker like to local teacher. In summary, while the study showed that there is a relationship between teacher language proficiency and language used in the classroom, teacher beliefs about teaching and learning create a complex relationship between ttl proficiency and the language used by teachers. The difference approach perceives nonnative english speakers from another perspective. Can you tell me, what are the problems areas that faced by them. At this point, native and nonnative speakers are considered. Nonnative englishspeaking english language teachers.
A critical analysis of the mainstream standard english. Attitudes of the instructional supervisors towards nonarab nonnative efl teachers asif ahmad university of leicester abstract the kingdom of saudi arabia is a lucrative job market for english language teachers ever since english has become a mandatory. Studies have shown that teachers educational and cultural experiences influence their pedagogical decisions such as teaching beliefs, styles, and approaches. This is in reference to medgyes article titled native or nonnative. A case study with a lowerprimary school teacher of english. Peter medgyes talks about the 3rd edition of this classic language education book. The evaluation of nonnative speaking english language. The nonnative speaker teacher ali fuad selvi nonnative englishspeaking teachers nnests have tended to be conceptualized within elt along the same lines as nns in general. Graddol, 1997, which has given rise to a debate on the native and nonnative speakers. Medgyes, p the non native teacher by peter medgyes. An analysis of student evaluations of native and non native korean foreign language teachers.