Native or Non-Native: Who's Worth More?.

Medgyes, Peter

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ERIC Number: EJ454547

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Native or Non-Native: Who's Worth More?

Medgyes, Peter

ELT Journal, v46 n4 p340-349 Oct 1992

Challenges two trends that have emerged in English language teaching. One trend suggests that researchers attention should be focused on the learner rather than on the teacher. The other trend attempts to get rid of the native speaker versus nonnative speaker delineation among English teachers, offering various alternative terms and concepts. (18 references) (JL)

Descriptors: Educational Trends, English (Second Language), Interlanguage, Language Teachers, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Trend Analysis

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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