WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.000 Most English learners believe they must study 00:00:03.000 --> 00:00:06.900 with a native English teacher. But is that actually 00:00:06.900 --> 00:00:11.099 true? The answer might surprise you. Welcome 00:00:11.099 --> 00:00:14.099 back to the Learn English podcast. The podcast 00:00:14.099 --> 00:00:16.640 teaching English in context so you can learn 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:20.280 naturally. On today's episode, I want to explore 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:24.739 this issue, whether or not you need to have a 00:00:24.739 --> 00:00:28.399 native English speaker be your teacher and help 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:32.079 you on your English learning journey. If you 00:00:32.079 --> 00:00:34.340 are new to the podcast, you might not know that 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:37.560 I teach English online to students who are learning 00:00:37.560 --> 00:00:40.850 it as a foreign language. And on today's episode, 00:00:40.969 --> 00:00:44.289 I want to go over the pros and the cons of having 00:00:44.289 --> 00:00:47.770 someone who is not a native English speaker so 00:00:47.770 --> 00:00:51.070 you can determine if it would be good for you 00:00:51.070 --> 00:00:54.469 and when you might want to use someone who is 00:00:54.469 --> 00:00:58.869 a non -native English speaking teacher. So if 00:00:58.869 --> 00:01:01.130 you're interested in learning about these pros 00:01:01.130 --> 00:01:03.710 and cons and trying to figure out whether or 00:01:03.710 --> 00:01:06.629 not it might be a good fit for you, then follow 00:01:06.629 --> 00:01:15.280 along because we're about to begin. Before we 00:01:15.280 --> 00:01:17.459 get started, I want to remind you to look at 00:01:17.459 --> 00:01:20.879 the description of this podcast episode. There 00:01:20.879 --> 00:01:23.859 you will find the words and phrases that I use 00:01:23.859 --> 00:01:26.560 in the episode, so you can take them and start 00:01:26.560 --> 00:01:29.939 building your English vocabulary. Let's start 00:01:29.939 --> 00:01:33.959 talking about having a non -native English teacher, 00:01:34.019 --> 00:01:36.719 and we're going to start with the pros of why 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:40.560 this might be a good idea. I've had a number 00:01:40.560 --> 00:01:43.659 of students tell me that they have used someone 00:01:43.659 --> 00:01:47.159 who does not speak English natively, but who 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:50.780 speaks it at a very high level. I think the biggest 00:01:50.780 --> 00:01:53.859 pro is when this type of teacher speaks your 00:01:53.859 --> 00:01:56.879 native language and when you are just beginning 00:01:56.879 --> 00:02:00.599 to learn English. If you are at the beginning 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:04.680 of your English learning journey, then maybe 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:08.400 you have difficulty understanding a native speaker. 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:11.620 Maybe you're struggling to understand what I 00:02:11.620 --> 00:02:14.639 am saying now, and it would be difficult to have 00:02:14.639 --> 00:02:17.740 an entire lesson in English because you wouldn't 00:02:17.740 --> 00:02:20.840 be able to understand. everything. If you have 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:24.259 a teacher who speaks your native language and 00:02:24.259 --> 00:02:27.479 speaks English to a very high level, then they 00:02:27.479 --> 00:02:30.199 can communicate with you and you can better understand 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:34.439 them. They can explain concepts to you. They 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:37.610 can answer any questions you might have. This 00:02:37.610 --> 00:02:41.250 is not really possible if you have someone who 00:02:41.250 --> 00:02:44.370 does not speak your native language. I can say 00:02:44.370 --> 00:02:47.349 from personal experience, I took lessons to try 00:02:47.349 --> 00:02:49.870 to learn Spanish. And when I was a beginner, 00:02:49.930 --> 00:02:53.090 I did take a lesson with a native Spanish speaking 00:02:53.090 --> 00:02:56.729 teacher. He did not speak English and it was 00:02:56.729 --> 00:02:59.370 challenging. I only did that one time because 00:02:59.370 --> 00:03:02.969 I did get a little bit confused. this might be 00:03:02.969 --> 00:03:05.729 a really good use of your time and of your resources 00:03:05.729 --> 00:03:09.090 if you decide to use someone who speaks your 00:03:09.090 --> 00:03:12.069 native language but then also can explain those 00:03:12.069 --> 00:03:16.169 english concepts to you the second pro is that 00:03:16.169 --> 00:03:19.430 this person would also be able to explain the 00:03:19.430 --> 00:03:22.949 grammar to you when you have someone who is a 00:03:22.949 --> 00:03:26.860 native english speaker A lot of the time, they 00:03:26.860 --> 00:03:31.560 do not know the grammar rules. They speak English 00:03:31.560 --> 00:03:35.039 very well. They can tell you what sounds right 00:03:35.039 --> 00:03:38.159 or wrong, but they might not be able to explain. 00:03:38.780 --> 00:03:42.819 why. They don't know the names for all of the 00:03:42.819 --> 00:03:45.719 grammar rules, for example. And that's because 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:50.139 we don't actually learn those in school. We do 00:03:50.139 --> 00:03:53.780 learn some, we do know some basic grammar, but 00:03:53.780 --> 00:03:56.500 if you were to go up to the average American 00:03:56.500 --> 00:03:59.939 and ask them, how many verb tenses do you have 00:03:59.939 --> 00:04:02.560 in English? They'll probably look at you a little 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:05.639 bit funny. But if you have a non -native English 00:04:05.639 --> 00:04:08.840 speaking teacher, they have studied those grammar 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:11.580 rules. They have learned English in a way that 00:04:11.580 --> 00:04:14.259 is different from the way a native speaker has 00:04:14.259 --> 00:04:17.860 learned it. So they're better able to explain 00:04:17.860 --> 00:04:19.920 those grammar rules to you because they know 00:04:19.920 --> 00:04:23.079 they exist, they know what the reasoning is behind 00:04:23.079 --> 00:04:26.180 them, and they can give you a really good explanation 00:04:26.180 --> 00:04:30.060 about why something is said one way versus another. 00:04:30.990 --> 00:04:34.709 The third pro is that they're able to make comparisons 00:04:34.709 --> 00:04:38.709 between English and your native language. If 00:04:38.709 --> 00:04:41.730 you have someone who knows your language and 00:04:41.730 --> 00:04:44.470 knows English to a really high level, they're 00:04:44.470 --> 00:04:47.850 able to tell you about the similarities and the 00:04:47.850 --> 00:04:51.610 differences. When I teach someone who is a Spanish 00:04:51.610 --> 00:04:54.589 speaking student, I am able to make some comparisons 00:04:54.589 --> 00:04:57.350 between Spanish and English because I do know 00:04:57.350 --> 00:05:01.389 some level of Spanish, but I'm not able to make 00:05:01.389 --> 00:05:04.689 that comparison, which can be really helpful 00:05:04.689 --> 00:05:08.129 when you are trying to learn a language. The 00:05:08.129 --> 00:05:11.370 fourth pro is that they can provide really good 00:05:11.370 --> 00:05:15.290 study material and can be a good role model for 00:05:15.290 --> 00:05:18.449 you. If they know your language and they've learned 00:05:18.449 --> 00:05:21.029 English to this really high level where they're 00:05:21.029 --> 00:05:23.910 able to teach it themselves, you know that they 00:05:23.910 --> 00:05:28.149 have used a lot of material to study from along 00:05:28.149 --> 00:05:31.990 the way. They have resources that they can tell 00:05:31.990 --> 00:05:35.350 you about. They can tell you what study material 00:05:35.350 --> 00:05:39.470 they used. And that material is most likely going 00:05:39.470 --> 00:05:42.850 to be in English, but also in your native language. 00:05:43.560 --> 00:05:46.699 They can tell you exactly how they got fluent 00:05:46.699 --> 00:05:50.379 in English. And that can be a really good source 00:05:50.379 --> 00:05:54.220 of inspiration. That can help you stay motivated 00:05:54.220 --> 00:05:57.079 because you have someone who speaks your language, 00:05:57.120 --> 00:05:59.899 but also speaks English to the level that you 00:05:59.899 --> 00:06:03.540 want to reach. And that's really a good thing. 00:06:03.620 --> 00:06:06.740 I think having someone who can show you that 00:06:06.740 --> 00:06:10.560 it is possible. You can reach that really high 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:13.889 level of fluency of English. and the last pro 00:06:13.889 --> 00:06:16.990 is that they're able to empathize with you they 00:06:16.990 --> 00:06:20.350 have gone through this exact journey that you 00:06:20.350 --> 00:06:23.250 are on right now they know exactly how difficult 00:06:23.250 --> 00:06:28.269 it was to learn english i know i am able to empathize 00:06:28.269 --> 00:06:31.879 a little bit with my students I know exactly 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:35.480 how difficult it has been for me to learn Spanish, 00:06:35.699 --> 00:06:38.920 so I understand how difficult it is to learn 00:06:38.920 --> 00:06:41.959 a second language. But I'm not able to relate 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:45.060 exactly to what they are going through. For me, 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:48.379 English is my native language. I learned it as 00:06:48.379 --> 00:06:51.600 a child, so I don't know that struggle exactly. 00:06:51.899 --> 00:06:55.139 I'm able to relate because I am learning a second 00:06:55.139 --> 00:06:57.899 language, but I don't understand everything that 00:06:57.899 --> 00:07:00.529 they're going through. If you have someone who 00:07:00.529 --> 00:07:03.509 has gone through that journey, they are able 00:07:03.509 --> 00:07:07.009 to empathize with you. They know where you might 00:07:07.009 --> 00:07:09.810 make mistakes along the way. They can tell you 00:07:09.810 --> 00:07:12.910 where they made mistakes because of the differences 00:07:12.910 --> 00:07:16.310 between your language and English. And that is 00:07:16.310 --> 00:07:18.949 a good resource to have. It's just sometimes 00:07:18.949 --> 00:07:22.310 nice to have that support, have someone who can 00:07:22.310 --> 00:07:25.050 relate to you and understand what you're going 00:07:25.050 --> 00:07:28.600 through while you're learning English. Now let's 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:31.980 turn to the cons. The first con of having a non 00:07:31.980 --> 00:07:34.579 -native English speaking teacher is that sometimes 00:07:34.579 --> 00:07:38.379 the pronunciation or the phrases that they use 00:07:38.379 --> 00:07:41.279 can be a little bit odd. Over the years, I've 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:44.360 had a number of students from China, and I've 00:07:44.360 --> 00:07:47.439 been told from my Chinese students that the English 00:07:47.439 --> 00:07:50.019 teachers that they have when they are in school 00:07:50.019 --> 00:07:53.040 are not native English speakers. They are Chinese 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:55.439 people who have learned English and who are now 00:07:55.439 --> 00:07:59.160 teaching English. And that's great. That's what 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:01.620 you have to use if that's what's available. But 00:08:01.620 --> 00:08:05.019 I have heard over the years some mistakes when 00:08:05.019 --> 00:08:08.100 my students are speaking. I've heard some weird 00:08:08.100 --> 00:08:11.379 phrases that they use in conversation. And they 00:08:11.379 --> 00:08:14.300 have told me that the pronunciation that they're 00:08:14.300 --> 00:08:17.180 using or the phrases or rules that they're using 00:08:17.180 --> 00:08:20.660 came from their non -native English speaking 00:08:20.660 --> 00:08:25.860 teachers. For example, with many of my... Chinese 00:08:25.860 --> 00:08:27.759 students, when they're saying that they want 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:29.800 to be more fluent when they're speaking English, 00:08:30.019 --> 00:08:32.360 they have told me they want to improve their 00:08:32.360 --> 00:08:36.139 oral English. A native English speaker, at least 00:08:36.139 --> 00:08:38.600 in the United States, is never going to say oral 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:42.460 English. They will say speaking ability. I don't 00:08:42.460 --> 00:08:45.100 know where oral English comes from. I don't know 00:08:45.100 --> 00:08:48.519 if maybe that's a British term or something from 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:50.340 a different country, but an American speaker 00:08:50.340 --> 00:08:52.980 will never say that term. And I've heard it from 00:08:52.980 --> 00:08:56.159 multiple students, and they have told me that 00:08:56.159 --> 00:08:59.480 that is what it is called in China. In the education 00:08:59.480 --> 00:09:03.139 system, they use the term oral English. Again, 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:07.769 that is odd to me. It's not something I would 00:09:07.769 --> 00:09:11.070 ever say. And I have told them if you were talking 00:09:11.070 --> 00:09:14.129 to someone who's from the United States, don't 00:09:14.129 --> 00:09:16.570 say that. Instead, say you want to improve your 00:09:16.570 --> 00:09:20.669 speaking ability. I've also had students tell 00:09:20.669 --> 00:09:24.330 me about some... grammar rules, some differences 00:09:24.330 --> 00:09:26.929 between some words that they were taught from 00:09:26.929 --> 00:09:32.389 their teachers in China or in whatever country 00:09:32.389 --> 00:09:34.509 they're in when they were learning English. And 00:09:34.509 --> 00:09:37.070 the rules that they told me were rules that I 00:09:37.070 --> 00:09:39.690 had never heard of. And the examples they gave 00:09:39.690 --> 00:09:44.230 me were just not correct. The second con is they 00:09:44.230 --> 00:09:48.429 just naturally don't have the same level of depth 00:09:48.429 --> 00:09:51.860 in the language as a native speaker would. Now, 00:09:51.899 --> 00:09:54.500 I am not talking about grammar rules. Like I 00:09:54.500 --> 00:09:57.899 said, most Americans are not able to explain 00:09:57.899 --> 00:10:01.500 every grammar rule of the English language. We 00:10:01.500 --> 00:10:04.480 are just not taught that. But we do know our 00:10:04.480 --> 00:10:07.919 language and how it's used. We can tell you what 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:10.440 sounds correct versus what sounds incorrect. 00:10:10.799 --> 00:10:14.259 We can tell you the difference of two very similar 00:10:14.259 --> 00:10:17.519 words and why you would use one versus the other. 00:10:17.700 --> 00:10:23.269 We can tell you what One word has for its context, 00:10:23.309 --> 00:10:26.509 whether it's negative or positive versus another. 00:10:26.889 --> 00:10:29.490 So two words might have the same meaning, but 00:10:29.490 --> 00:10:32.570 one might be a more negative term and one might 00:10:32.570 --> 00:10:36.509 be a more positive term. For example, I did an 00:10:36.509 --> 00:10:40.129 episode on advanced English words to help your 00:10:40.129 --> 00:10:44.149 English vocabulary. And I did them in pairs where 00:10:44.149 --> 00:10:47.409 I used two similar words or terms and I talked 00:10:47.409 --> 00:10:50.070 about the differences, even though they meant 00:10:50.070 --> 00:10:52.850 the same thing. What the context differences 00:10:52.850 --> 00:10:56.049 were, what the very subtle meaning differences 00:10:56.049 --> 00:10:58.610 were between the two. That's what I'm talking 00:10:58.610 --> 00:11:01.850 about when I'm saying this level of depth. A 00:11:01.850 --> 00:11:04.399 native speaker just naturally knows that. And 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:06.980 a native speaker also knows just what sounds 00:11:06.980 --> 00:11:09.700 natural when you're speaking. I've had students 00:11:09.700 --> 00:11:13.860 who have come up with very odd rules for why 00:11:13.860 --> 00:11:16.360 they would use one word versus another. For example, 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:19.519 I had a student from China who talked about the 00:11:19.519 --> 00:11:24.129 differences of using thus or therefore. Now, 00:11:24.169 --> 00:11:27.110 these are terms that we use usually when we're 00:11:27.110 --> 00:11:29.710 making an argument or trying to explain something, 00:11:30.070 --> 00:11:32.970 the reasoning behind something and why something 00:11:32.970 --> 00:11:35.629 is the way that it is. And they're very similar. 00:11:35.809 --> 00:11:38.090 However, my student was trying to say that they 00:11:38.090 --> 00:11:40.269 were very different and you only use one in one 00:11:40.269 --> 00:11:43.090 context and one in a completely different context. 00:11:43.149 --> 00:11:46.789 And she said that her teacher had explained this 00:11:46.789 --> 00:11:49.960 and was very strict about the rules. And I was 00:11:49.960 --> 00:11:52.679 listening to her and I thought, no, that's completely 00:11:52.679 --> 00:11:56.600 wrong. That is not what an American would say. 00:11:56.840 --> 00:11:59.440 Again, maybe they were learning a different type 00:11:59.440 --> 00:12:01.720 of English from a different country. But in the 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:05.019 United States, we use those two words the exact 00:12:05.019 --> 00:12:07.519 same. Thus and therefore are interchangeable. 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:10.779 And I learned that when I was in school that 00:12:10.779 --> 00:12:14.259 you could use either one of those. So sometimes 00:12:14.259 --> 00:12:16.960 when you do have a non -native speaking teacher, 00:12:17.299 --> 00:12:20.340 they could make the mistakes right it's possible 00:12:20.340 --> 00:12:24.700 for them to not be able to fully understand the 00:12:24.700 --> 00:12:27.299 differences between similar words maybe they 00:12:27.299 --> 00:12:30.120 make some odd rules that don't really exist or 00:12:30.120 --> 00:12:32.740 they think something is a particular way when 00:12:32.740 --> 00:12:35.340 it might not be and that's just something again 00:12:35.340 --> 00:12:38.320 to watch out for if you are using this type of 00:12:38.320 --> 00:12:41.539 teacher the third con i have already mentioned 00:12:41.539 --> 00:12:45.700 but it is the over reliance on grammar rules 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:49.940 I think grammar gets taught way too much to people 00:12:49.940 --> 00:12:52.840 who are trying to learn English as a second language. 00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:57.539 We do not learn grammar to that high of a level 00:12:57.539 --> 00:13:00.100 when we are in school. We can tell you the difference 00:13:00.100 --> 00:13:02.919 between a noun and a verb and an adjective, of 00:13:02.919 --> 00:13:06.320 course. We know what pronouns are, but we don't 00:13:06.320 --> 00:13:10.039 know every single little tiny rule. And I don't 00:13:10.039 --> 00:13:13.259 really know why when you are learning a second 00:13:13.259 --> 00:13:17.200 language, grammar gets taught so much. Why verb 00:13:17.200 --> 00:13:21.279 tenses get stressed so much. I don't think that 00:13:21.279 --> 00:13:27.220 is really necessary. One time I saw another English 00:13:27.220 --> 00:13:30.019 teacher. And he was saying that every time he 00:13:30.019 --> 00:13:33.120 teaches his students a new verb, he makes them 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:36.679 write the verb in a sentence in every single 00:13:36.679 --> 00:13:40.340 verb tense. So they have to give him 19 different 00:13:40.340 --> 00:13:42.740 sentences with all of these different verb tenses. 00:13:43.519 --> 00:13:46.019 And I just thought that was a little ridiculous. 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:49.120 Maybe that is your style. Maybe you really love 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:51.919 grammar, but I thought it was a waste of time. 00:13:52.019 --> 00:13:55.360 I think it is so much more important to acquire 00:13:55.360 --> 00:14:00.820 a language, to listen to native content, to have 00:14:00.820 --> 00:14:03.820 your brain absorb the material by having that 00:14:03.820 --> 00:14:07.340 contact time with a language. And I think that's 00:14:07.340 --> 00:14:10.220 really way more important than learning every 00:14:10.220 --> 00:14:14.299 single tiny little grammar rule about the English 00:14:14.299 --> 00:14:17.080 language. We have talked a number of times about 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:20.539 the input hypothesis about Steve Kaufman and 00:14:20.539 --> 00:14:23.399 Steve Krashen. I will leave links to the episodes 00:14:23.399 --> 00:14:25.480 where I have talked about the input hypothesis, 00:14:25.620 --> 00:14:27.620 but I think it's so much more important for your 00:14:27.620 --> 00:14:29.659 brain to be exposed to the language and just 00:14:29.659 --> 00:14:33.120 naturally absorb the language, and I don't think 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:35.659 that if you're spending all of your time on grammar 00:14:35.659 --> 00:14:39.090 that it's an effective use of your time. And 00:14:39.090 --> 00:14:43.190 the last con is the risk of relying on your native 00:14:43.190 --> 00:14:46.250 language. Now, I said it was a pro that someone 00:14:46.250 --> 00:14:49.110 who speaks your language is able to explain something 00:14:49.110 --> 00:14:52.009 to you if you're confused. If you don't understand 00:14:52.009 --> 00:14:54.570 what they're saying in English, they can switch 00:14:54.570 --> 00:14:56.690 and explain it to you in your native language. 00:14:56.789 --> 00:14:59.509 And that's really a huge pro. I think that is 00:14:59.509 --> 00:15:05.149 a great thing. However, If you are relying on 00:15:05.149 --> 00:15:09.509 that too much, that really risks wasting your 00:15:09.509 --> 00:15:12.990 time. If you are spending the entire lesson in 00:15:12.990 --> 00:15:15.350 your native language and not in English, that 00:15:15.350 --> 00:15:18.309 really is a waste of time. You want to try to 00:15:18.309 --> 00:15:21.690 spend as much time as you can in English. This 00:15:21.690 --> 00:15:24.809 can be very difficult as a beginner, and I understand 00:15:24.809 --> 00:15:28.590 that. But once you get to the point where you 00:15:28.590 --> 00:15:31.669 can spend more time in English, you really want 00:15:31.669 --> 00:15:35.799 to do that. It is much easier to speak in your 00:15:35.799 --> 00:15:38.440 native language, right? We all know that. I am 00:15:38.440 --> 00:15:42.179 the most comfortable speaking in English. But 00:15:42.179 --> 00:15:44.960 if I'm trying to learn another language, I want 00:15:44.960 --> 00:15:48.399 to try to speak and listen to that native language 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:52.100 as much as possible. I don't want to spend my 00:15:52.100 --> 00:15:55.320 entire lesson in English if I don't have to. 00:15:55.850 --> 00:15:58.269 And I've had this experience. I have had students 00:15:58.269 --> 00:16:00.889 who are Spanish speaking students who want to 00:16:00.889 --> 00:16:03.769 speak Spanish with me. I will ask them a question 00:16:03.769 --> 00:16:07.210 in English. They will struggle to try to answer 00:16:07.210 --> 00:16:09.389 and then they'll just go right into Spanish and 00:16:09.389 --> 00:16:11.710 want to stay in Spanish. And they'll start talking 00:16:11.710 --> 00:16:14.009 to me in Spanish. And when they say something, 00:16:14.110 --> 00:16:17.029 I will respond in English because I am trying 00:16:17.029 --> 00:16:21.080 to push them out of that habit. it is a lot easier 00:16:21.080 --> 00:16:23.519 it would be fun to just have a conversation in 00:16:23.519 --> 00:16:26.279 spanish but they can already do that you have 00:16:26.279 --> 00:16:28.259 friends you have family members who speak your 00:16:28.259 --> 00:16:31.019 native language if you are taking a lesson you 00:16:31.019 --> 00:16:35.940 want to try to live with that uncomfortableness 00:16:35.940 --> 00:16:40.539 of speaking a different language it is uncomfortable 00:16:40.539 --> 00:16:43.279 it is a struggle but you have to embrace that 00:16:43.279 --> 00:16:47.360 so if you are going to use someone who is not 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:50.370 a native english speaker but speaks your language 00:16:50.370 --> 00:16:53.649 as well as English, really push yourself and 00:16:53.649 --> 00:16:56.370 just keep that in mind to try to spend as much 00:16:56.370 --> 00:16:59.610 time as you can in English. I hope you enjoyed 00:16:59.610 --> 00:17:02.269 this episode. I hope it helped you with the pros 00:17:02.269 --> 00:17:05.769 and some of the potential cons of having a non 00:17:05.769 --> 00:17:08.680 -native English speaking teacher. I hope I was 00:17:08.680 --> 00:17:13.920 able to cover a lot of the benefits and some 00:17:13.920 --> 00:17:16.259 of the potential challenges so you're better 00:17:16.259 --> 00:17:20.059 able to decide what type of teacher you would 00:17:20.059 --> 00:17:22.619 like to have on your next stage of your English 00:17:22.619 --> 00:17:25.400 learning journey. I also hope you were able to 00:17:25.400 --> 00:17:28.619 reflect and think back on the types of teachers 00:17:28.619 --> 00:17:32.910 you have had in the past. If you have had a non 00:17:32.910 --> 00:17:36.529 -native speaking teacher, please tell me about 00:17:36.529 --> 00:17:39.329 it and let me know. 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