I probably don’t need to tell you that getting a job as a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher can be tough. You’ve probably discovered that yourself by now. But I’m not here in this blog post to moan, complain or despair. To the contrary! I want to show you that it is not only possible, but in …
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You might have heard that Japan is a bit of a difficult market for ‘non-native speaker’ teachers. In fact, many of the jobs are explicitly advertised for ‘native speakers’ only. You shouldn’t get discouraged, though. Meet Nicholas… Nicholas Susatyo is originally from Indonesia, but he’s been working as an English teacher in Japan for several …
In 2011, I applied for a job with a well-known language school in Lisbon. I had all the right qualifications, the right experience and skills. Or so I thought. What I didn’t realise at the time was that I didn’t have the right mother tongue. I wasn’t a ‘native speaker’. So I was politely turned down. …
Our usual first contact with native speakerism might be seeing countless ads for ‘native speakers’ only or for ‘native level’ teachers. As ‘non-native speakers’ we might also experience native speakerism when we get turned down for a job, because of our mother tongue (despite having all the right qualifications) Or when we hear that we …
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Looking for jobs as a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher can be pretty depressing. I’m sure you’ve seen all these job ads for ‘native speakers’ only. But, despite this widespread preference for ‘native speakers’, some ‘non-native’ teachers have become incredibly successful. They have managed to overcome the initial bias against them and to succeed. What have they …
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When you ask recruiters why they might be reluctant to hire a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher, one of the first answers you’ll get (apart from the market demand from students) is their worry about the candidate’s proficiency: Will their English be good enough? Will they have a foreign accent? (not that there’s anything wrong with having …
We hear so much about why ‘native speakers’ are supposedly better teachers that it’s easy to start losing confidence as a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher… It’s easy to forget that as a ‘non-native speaker’ you can also be a great teacher. That you’ve got your unique strengths. And that you can use these to start getting …
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Trying to get hired as a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher can be a rather grim affair… Half of job ads out there are for ‘native speakers’ only. The other half gives you a polite ‘No’, or never replies. As a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher myself, I know how frustrating this might feel. I’ve been there. But it …
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As a ‘non-native speaker’ have you ever… …felt like all the ELT (English Language Teaching) jobs out there are for ‘native speakers’ only? …spent hours polishing your CV and sending rock-solid applications just to be turned down yet again because they only hire ‘native speakers’? …been on the verge of giving up on your dreams …
I did not really plan to be an English teacher. As most things in my life, it happened by accident rather than according to some plan. I was fresh out of the university (Edinburgh) holding an MA in Scandinavian Studies, and I had no idea what to do with my life. There was an offer …
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