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If you were to hire an English teacher, would you choose a native speaker or a non native one? Apparently, the answer is obvious, the vast majority of people would choose the native speaker. However, Peter Medgyes, a Hungarian filologist doesn´t think so. According to him, a non native teacher that speaks your language has certain advantages over the native one.
First of all, he thinks that a non native teacher can be seen by the student as a model. The simple fact of seeing a non native speaker having a good level of another language, can be a motivation for the student.
Additionally, a local teacher can use the student´s language to refer to some gramatical issues, making it easier for the student to understand it.
As well as that, a local teacher has gone through the same difficulties as the students while studying the language, so he knows exactly what their problems can be.
Having said that,there is no denying that a native teacher is much better in terms of pronunciation and language usage. Obviously, the best choice would be a bilingual teacher, but in case it wasn´t possible,who would you choose?
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I would always choose a native speaker because of the pronunciation. However as you have pointed out, choosing a non native speaker can have its advantages I know a man from the USA who has his own website for learning Spanish. It is for asking questions about the language, he is very knowledgeable and can answer question very well. This is because many people can speak their natural language but they do not know a lot about how the grammar of their language.
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There are certainly advantages to using a non native speaker - however the choice of a teacher in English is more complex. You need to decide what accent you want to speak in. If you want a British accent, then there is little point in getting an American teacher. And to further complicate this, some English accents are associated with social class. In these cases you'd probably want one with a similar social class.
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