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    I   have   met   several   people/prospective   students   who   have   asked   me   whether   it   makes   a   difference   if   one   is   taught   a   foreign   language   by   a   native, or   non-native   speaker   of   the   target   language. In   other   words, is   it   better   to   have   a   native   or   non-native   speaker   of   a    language   as   a   teacher?. The   answer   I   have   always   given   is   that   it   doesn’t   matter   whether   the   teacher   is   a   native   or   non-native   speaker   of   the   language. The   important   thing   is   for   the   teacher ...

    One   thing   I   can   assure   prospective   language   students   is   that   they   will   face   some   challenges. They   may   be   minor   or   major. And   this   is   normal. One   of   the   biggest   mistakes   a   person   can   make   is   to   compare   their   situation   to   somebody   else’s   without   first   analyzing   it   critically. This   is   what   makes   it   unwise   to   do   so. Let’s   look   at   the   following   analogy, here   are   two   students   who   are   having   a   difficult   time   with   conjugations. At   first   glance, it   seems   like   a   straight   for...