COMPARISON OF NATIVE AND NONNATIVE TEACHERS IN ICC DEVELOPMENT
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2017
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СДУ хабаршысы - 2017
Abstract
Abstract. The issue of comparing native and nonnative teachers has
long been an object of debates as well as the opinions of the learners about it.
Actually it is confirmed to think that native English-speaking teachers (NESTs)
are the gold standard of spoken and written language in comparison with nonnative English-speaking teachers (non-NESTs) who are customarily taken as
inferior educators because they adopt these innate linguistic skills. But does
this perception correspond with the real situation? This article reports on
research carried out with Galaxy international school students exploring the advantages and disadvantages of learning English from NESTs and nonNESTs in the field of ICC. Contrary to the above consideration, our research
illuminated a number of perceived advantages and disadvantages in both types
of teachers. Students viewed NESTs as models of pronunciation and correct
language use, as well as being repositories of cultural knowledge, but they also
found NESTs poor at explaining grammar, and their different cultures created
tension. Non-NESTs were perceived as good teachers of grammar, and had the
ability to resort to the students’ first language when necessary. Students found
classroom interaction with non-NESTs easier because of their shared culture.
Non-NESTs’ pronunciation was often deemed inferior to that of NESTs, but
also easier to comprehend. Some respondents advocated learning from both
types of teachers, depending on learners’ proficiency and the skills being
taught.
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NEST, non-NEST, grammar, innate linguistic skill, ICC., СДУ хабаршысы - 2017, №3
Citation
A. Baimuratova , Y. Doganay / COMPARISON OF NATIVE AND NONNATIVE TEACHERS IN ICC DEVELOPMENT / СДУ хабаршысы - 2017