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kev20
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| RedLightning wrote: |
The native vs proficient non-native argument can go on and on, but if I were learning Chinese I'd feel much more comfortable (and confident with my results) if I were taught by a Chinese person rather than Steve the white guy who 'speaks excellent Chinese'
As to online teaching, I suspect the majority of these employers are those who have very few resources and/or are purely profit driven |
Even if the Chinese person doesn't speak a word of English? |
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RedLightning
Joined: 08 Aug 2015
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Location: United States
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| Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| kev20 wrote: |
| RedLightning wrote: |
The native vs proficient non-native argument can go on and on, but if I were learning Chinese I'd feel much more comfortable (and confident with my results) if I were taught by a Chinese person rather than Steve the white guy who 'speaks excellent Chinese'
As to online teaching, I suspect the majority of these employers are those who have very few resources and/or are purely profit driven |
Even if the Chinese person doesn't speak a word of English? |
Most of the materials I've seen for ELL students (at the initial stages) are visual-based. Is that not also the case for English speakers learning another language abroad?
If it's just a Chinese person who doesn't know English, a book on Chinese grammar, and myself, well then I suppose I would opt for Steve the white guy |
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