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cartago
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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If a school is going to subject a Black or otherwise non-White teacher to racism, why do they hire them in the first place.
I think most of the time, when a teacher is dismissed because of "bad pronunciation" it's a cover for some other reason. I knew a native speaker from England who was fired, because the students "couldn't understand her" but another teacher from Europe who had a strong accent has worked at the same school for a long time. The employer or other Chinese staff would need to have a very high level of English to notice in many cases, and they rarely do. |
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Mister Al

Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 840 Location: In there
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Don't know why you are interested in my musical ability (or lack of ) at all. Enlighten before I consider a reply |
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A'Moo

Joined: 21 Jan 2007 Posts: 1067 Location: a supermarket that sells cheese
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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| [quote="cartago"]If a school is going to subject a Black or otherwise non-White teacher to racism, why do they hire them in the first place. |
They're cheap and plentiful.... |
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TravellingAround

Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 423
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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englishgibson
Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 4345
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:51 am Post subject: |
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EG
Don't know why you are interested in my musical ability (or lack of ) at all. Enlighten before I consider a reply |
I didn't think that there was any kinda "enlightening" needed, since I have brought it up clearly before.
You said that you worked for EF Xiamen before. The dates you provided were the "fresh" years of EF Xiamen. I know when it opened and I know that they advertised in a Shopping center with their foreign staff of three teachers. You seem to know little about the EF center, even though you've worked there. I know that it's been a few years and our memories fade so to speak, but this is something hard to forget, isn't it Al? Tell us one more thing, please. Besides you, where were those two other teachers from? And well, do you recall your music at that Shopping mall? I was there listening to the EF music.
Peace to Al's EF experiences
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Mister Al

Joined: 28 Jun 2004 Posts: 840 Location: In there
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:43 am Post subject: |
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Are you referring to the final of the Xiamen English singing contest that we organised with Xiamen Radio at Xmas (2002 or 2003 can't remember)? If so, I definitely remember performing (singing) one of my own songs as part of the show. A good day/night it was indeed.
Still don't know why you are interested, though. |
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englishgibson
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for admitting you can sing (for EF) ..no seriously I am glad you've cleared that one, since I was beginnig to think that you had no idea. And, I liked the show too.
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Well, there are some individuals around that would share their point of views without having got a shred of experience on the given topic. Then, there are some others that would just tone those forums into oblivion.
Anyway, thanks again
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cheers and beers to the great EF performers that are also educators  |
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