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elliot_spencer
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 495
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 7:16 am Post subject: Is this common?? |
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Hey guys!
I applied for a job in Southern Italy at a chain school (Inlingua) and yesterday I was called to be told that I won't be given the job. To be honest, I was quite surprised at this as I have a degree in TESOL, I am a UK and Italian Citizen so I can work in Italy no problems and I also have a CELTA at grade B with coming up to 3 years teaching experience.
WHen I asked why, I was told that the job was being given to a Romanian teacher as she was female and that the boss (who when I spoke to in English and Italian found out is not Italian, he has an eastern european accent) wanted a female teacher as the teacher leaving is female!
I mean, I've got nothing against non native speakers teaching English, but if it's for a language school and people are going to be paying good money to do a course, surely they'll want to be taught by a native English speaker and not an L2 speaker of English!
Is this starting to be common in Italy? |
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spiral78
Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2009 12:26 pm Post subject: |
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L2 speakers have quite a useful place as teachers - they understand the process from the perspective of a student and can communicate the processes of learning better in some cases. It's also sometimes quite inspiring to work with a non-native speaker who has clearly been a successful learner.
Not to imply that native speakers haven't got advantages too, of course!
This may also have been an economic decision, quite honestly. Perhaps the non-native speaker was willing to work for less money Or it may have been some other dodgy reason... |
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ragazzo gallese
Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 47 Location: Saigon, Vietnam
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:38 am Post subject: |
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I think you had a lucky escape quite frankly. You should be able to get into a much beter school - IH, British Council, etc. - with your qualifications and experience. |
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