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Originally Posted by blouen  Teachers,
Is it necessary that the teacher in ESL be a native? |
Richard is right, of course.
A native speaker does have an advantage, of course, because he or she grew up learning the language. For an NES* things like understanding idioms (for example) are not particularly difficult. On the other hand,
ESL learners study things that I never studied (like conditionals).
(Say: "Is it necessary that a teacher of
ESL (or
ESL teacher) be a native?)
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Originally Posted by blouen For I found one institution which offers ESL, but the teacher isn't a native. I would like to enroll for it's just near us, no sweat. But I'm doubtful of the teacher on how much I could learn from her. I haven't talked to her yet, I hope to take pay them a visit tomorrow. |
I found one institution which offers ESL, but the teacher isn't a native. I would like to enroll for it's near us, no sweat! But I doubt that I could learb much from the teacher. I haven't talked to her yet. I plan to visit the school tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by blouen Here a day of two hours would cost me a day's work as well, 20 sessions, 1 hr/session, two sessions per day, 2-3 meetings/wk. What do you think, would I go for it? |
I am not certain what you mean by "a day of two hours". By "a day's work" do you mean "a day's pay" or that you would have to take off work?
(Say: "Should I go for it?" or "Should I do it?")
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Originally Posted by blouen What would I expect from learning ESL? A certificate? How far would they further my English? |
What can I expect from taking a class in ESL? A certificate? How far would they further my English?
Your guess is as good as mine on that one. Maybe better.
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Originally Posted by blouen * Teachers, how would you rate my English skills based here on my writing, I type as I say it. Am I a beginner(I think not), Intermediate, or advanced? |
Teachers, how would you rate my English skills based on my postings here?
I would say you are an advanced learner. What do you mean by "I type as I say it"?
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Originally Posted by blouen And also I saw in a bookstore a packages, a book and 3CDs, for being fluent in English and ESL. What could you say about it? It's worth 3days work, what do you think, would I get it? |
I saw in a bookstore a package--a book and three CDs that could supposedly teach me how to be fluent in English. What do you think? Should I get it?
What do you mean by "It's worth three day's work"?
~R
(I am only a teacher on the Internet.)
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*native English speaker