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I think the reason is that the accent is different. Second, an immigrant to the US will want to learn American English- not Indian English. No matter how beautifully you speak English, you will not have the same nuances and accents and word choices as a native speaker. Countries that are hiring Engl...

I taught one year as a full time public school teacher in Texas and then one year as a substitute teacher. Both years were in the Austin area. Now I have the opportunity to spend the next nine months in Guatemala studying Spanish. I currently speak a high intermediate level Spanish, but this is far ...

Can I revive this thread? It's a good question that I've been wondering too. I've subbed all over some central Texan districts and found many "bilingual" teachers who spoke very poor English who were recruited from Mexico. This is not a slur on the teachers. They speak better English than most Texan...

I taught one year as a full time public school teacher in Texas and then one year as a substitute teacher. Both years were in the Austin area. Now I have the opportunity to spend the next nine months in Guatemala studying Spanish. I currently speak a high intermediate level Spanish, but this is far ...