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Most importantly, the majority of language providers welcomed into Asia to "teach" English aren't qualified to teach grammar nor do they speak the Standard either.
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Well, your comments and answers seem to provoke more comments and questions on my part. I hope you don't mind. 
A couple questions come to mind. How far does their language deviate from what we can call the Standard? Can you give an example of one or two things you've heard native speakers say that you would find unacceptable coming from one who teaches English? I hope you're not talking about informal-formal usage issues such as using "like" as a conjunction instead of "as".
I once heard a teacher say "if she would have". It made somewhat of an impression on me, as it's not something I would say. It's something that strikes me as not standard even though I might have heard it before. I probably have but never paid attention to it. That's something I would say deviates from the standard - too much. I always caution students against using that form. I think they hear it. I get a question about it now and then. On the other hand, the idea of "standard" and "nonstandard" can also have to do with formality versus informality. So, I would ask, what do you mean by "Standard" exactly? That can be a loaded term. It can be used by prescriptivists to mislead learners regarding extremely widespread and accepted native speaker tendencies to disregard certain so-called "rules" in their speaking. I've noticed that prescriptivists tend to be rather irresponsible when it comes to describing general native-speaker usage in some areas. One can't be too permissive when speaking of what is "okay" or "not okay", but one must also be fair. I think it's better to consider what one "can say" and "cannot say" for practical purposes.
•In spoken English there is a growing tendency to use would have in place of the subjunctive in contrary-to-fact clauses, as in if I would have been the President, but this usage is still widely considered incorrect. http://www.bartleby.com/61/50/I0025000.html