A CONCISE EXAMINATION OF THE ARTIFICIAL BATTLE BETWEEN NATIVE AND NON-NATIVE SPEAKER TEACHERS OF ENGLISH IN TURKEY
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This paper serves as a theoretical commentary on the debate regarding native and non-native speaker teachers of English as it draws from the discussions in the literature, as well as from personal experience. The author, a nonnative English teacher himself, points out the possible pros and cons of being a native and non-native speaker teacher of English, and emphasizes the need for these two groups of teachers to embrace each other and to work in a partnership. The custom-made cold war with extreme competition between these groups is criticized for the benefit of language teaching workplaces where success is inevitable
Anahtar Kelimeler
Native speaker, non-native speaker, English teacher, language teaching, EFL
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