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What Exactly Are NESTs in Thailand?: Understanding among Thai Students Regarding the Concept of 'Native English Speaking Teachers' in EFL Classrooms

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Jenjira Jitpaiboon; Atichat Rungswang; Atinuch Pin-ngern – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2025

In Thailand, where students encounter both Native EnglishSpeaking Teachers (NESTs) and Non-Native English Speaking Teachers (NNESTs)--with a significant portion of NNESTs being Thai and Filipino--a gap exists in understanding how Thai students interpret the terms Native English Speakers (NESs) and NESTs. This study aimed to explore this…

Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction