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Do you have any questions for a native English speaker? I was born in Ohio and I've lived here my whole life. I went to a public school, community college and a university. I graduated college in 2009 with a degree in English.

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Do you agree a native English speaker without experience in acquiring a foreign language has limited knowledge of the course by which a language learner can master a second language? in particular for the learners below the intermediate level. Native English speakers working as a teacher must be good at English but seldom can we expect them to be a good teacher unless they are well trained in linguistics or they really learnt a second language.
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Tet hi! Some native English speakers do struggle with grammar. Some people are also in a hurry and don't realize they're making mistakes. Also was this word 'Spoken' or 'Typed'. If it was spoken and he's from Missouri then they most likely had a southern accent. Just look at social media in general, Twitter and Facebook. Most posts people make on there aren't perfect English if they claimed to be native English speakers. We make mistakes sometimes.
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Well one of the keys to writing great English paragraphs is first learning what goes into making basic English sentences. A grammar book or grammar site would be helpful I think. Once you learn the grammar basics then you can form your own sentences. Also reading plenty of English can of course help as well. 
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Helena here are some books I'd recommend:  Of Mice and Men. To Kill a Mockingbird. Lord of the Flies.    I'm not sure what movies I'd recommend. 'Sleepless in Seattle' is a good movie. 

IT MAN I mean to be a teacher here in the United States.... to actually be able to teach in classrooms you have to go through college, get a degree and be certified in teaching. You have to go through rigorous tests and exams to get your teaching license. So yes I would imagine they should have at least some linguistics knowledge. Most colleges I think in the US, no matter what degree you get they do require you to take at least some foreign language course. Do I think native English speaking teachers need to be completely fluent in another language other than their own to teach English. No. Some knowledge of a foreign language... Yes. The reason why I don't think teachers need to be fluent in another language other than their own to teach English is from my background growing up. Young people in the US at least in my generation were not required to learn multiple languages. Learning multiple languages was not as 'trendy' back then as it is today. When I was growing up it was only a requirement to take a few semesters in at least 1 foreign language. I have a tiny bit of French language knowledge but I don't remember most of it. 

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