Challenges in ELT: The non-native issue | Onestopenglish

Challenges in ELT: The non-native issue | Onestopenglish: Oxford TEFL Prague teacher trainer Karin Krummenacher tackles ‘Goliath’ - the issue of discrimination against non-native teachers in the ELT profession. 

Native English Speaking Teachers
Natural models	Short-term (gap year)	Exotic
CELTA/Trinity Cert Qualified	Less strict correction/marking	Making some money while travelling
Poor language awareness	High ability to ‘wing it’	Know slang, idioms, collocations

Non-Native English Speaking Teachers
Learned the target language themselves	In it for the long run	Share L1 with students
University qualifications	Locals (cross-culture)	Need to make a living from teaching
High language awareness	Hard-working	Interested in teacher development