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Hi! My name is Marek and I’m the founder of TEFL Equity Advocates & Academy. I profoundly believe that all English teachers, regardless of their nationality or mother tongue should be judged based on their ability to teach and given equal professional opportunities. That’s why at TEFL Equity we’ve been working hard to provide you and other ELT professionals with tools to promote equality and tackle native speakerism.

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While we all know that English is – and has been for a long time – the global lingua franca, primarily used for communication between its ‘non-native speakers’, this idea is yet to have a meaningful impact on how we teach the language. In this book, written together with Robert Lowe, we suggest how we could teach English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), and how this might differ from teaching EFL or ESL. 

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"If I were in charge of a language-teaching institution, I would not be interested in where the teachers were born, what their first language was, or whether they had a regional accent. There are absolutely no grounds for discrimination these days."
David Crystal
David CrystalRenown Linguist
"The TEFL Equity Advocates campaign is absolutely necessary. We need more and more voices in our industry to speak out against discrimination and inequality, to support the cause of equality in diversity and to promote professionalism and collaboration among teachers of diverse backgrounds.”
Silvana Richardson
Silvana RichardsonHead of Teacher Development, Bell.
"From a purely personal point of view, I have to say that many of the best teachers I have observed, or the best conference presenters I have witnessed, or the most inspiring colleagues I’ve had the pleasure to work with, just happen to have started life speaking a language other than English. "
Scott Thornbury
Scott ThornburyELT Author, Trainer and Speaker
I think this is a brilliant cause and it’s about time something was done to raise awareness and bring equality and balance to our profession. As a non-native teacher myself I have had to overcome quite a few prejudices over the years and people’s preconceived ideas of what an English teacher should look like and be.”
Varinder Unlu
Varinder UnluAcademic Director, Speak Up London
“I wholeheartedly support the aims of this blog – the ending of discrimination against more than 96% of the teachers of English in the world. Or maybe 98%…..or more…”
Jeremy Harmer
Jeremy HarmerELT Author, Trainer and Speaker
"I’m deeply impressed with this campaign because it doesn’t simply make bold statements or pass passionate judgement- it actually provides an intelligent and culturally-sensitive roadmap towards making changes that will have ripples in policy and practice alike."
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Divya MadhavanEnglish Teacher in France
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"Thanks so much for these courses! Illuminating and informative and thought-provoking and the beginning of a long and wide discussion"
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Kateřina KeplováEnglish teacher from the Czech Republic
"If you teach English in an international context, you must follow these short courses with Marek, a recognized leader in the field of English as a Lingua Franca and native speakerism."
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Frank BonkowskiESL Teacher and On-line Course Creator in Canada
"The content of these courses is highly recommandable; very well-tailored, knowledgeable and relevant to teaching and beyond. Thanks to your sharp insights and findings, I no longer feel alone as a non-native English teacher. "
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Farid BourkacheEnglish Teacher in France

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