Native vs. Nonnative English Teacher in Polish Schools: Personal Reflections

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Catherine; Butler, Norman L.; Hughes, Teresa Ann; Herrington, David; Kritsonis, William Allan
Titel	Native vs. Nonnative English Teacher in Polish Schools: Personal Reflections
Quelle	(2007), (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Teaching Experience; Language Proficiency; Language Teachers; English (Second Language); Native Speakers; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Education; Educational Research; Teaching Skills; Poland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Muttersprachler; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Lehrbefähigung; Lehrkompetenz; Unterrichtsbefähigung; Polen
Abstract	This article discusses the strengths and weaknesses of native and nonnative English teachers in Polish schools in light of the researchers' personal language teaching experience and language teacher research and training. It is argued that the NS/NNS controversy is oversimplified and ignores the complexities of teacher training, language learning, and language proficiency. It is further argued that NS English teachers should be employed in Poland because they teach in their own language, use current idioms, provide information about English speaking countries and enhance the credibility of programs. Furthermore, the importance of NNS English teachers in Polish schools is stressed. The discussion closes by emphasizing the importance of both NS and NNS English teachers having successful classroom second language learning experiences themselves and an adequate skill set in language teaching. (Contains 1 figure and 1 endnote.) [This paper was also presented at the Conference on Problems in Language Teaching (Kirov, Russia, February 4-15, 2007).] (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10