The ELT Buzz News Report
*** Special Edition *** On Native Speakerism.
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Dear Teachers,
When I started ELT Buzz several years ago, the mission was simple and still is … inform teachers about issues that matter in English language teaching. Job #1 was creating a directory, a place where all teachers but especially new teachers entering the field could find information in one place. I think we’ve done that - just search and find important, vetted info. on all kinds of topics.
One important topic in our profession has been that of “native speakerism”. I still feel, though progress is being made, that we need more awareness, more pressure set - so the promise that all teachers will be treated fairly, on the bases of merit, is met.
Thanks,
David - ELT Buzzer-in-Chief
Fight Native Speakerism
Here are a number of links to important videos, talks, writings on the topic of native speakers and the native speaker bias. These are just my own references, there are probably many more important ones - please share them in the comments.
TEFL Equity Advocates YouTube Channel
The Myth of the Native Speaker - David Crystal
IATEFL 2016 Plenary - Silvana Richardson
Adrian Holliday - The Ideology of Native Speakerism PDF.
Who Is A Native Speaker - A Guide.
Teacher Empowerment. Leaving the Twilight Zone. Paula Rebolledo
Fight Native Speakerism
Julio Menochelli outlines many ways all teachers can fight against native speakerism and promote a more level playing field for all teachers, from hiring to teaching to promotion. Read more
Native Speakerism Redux
There are many reasons we need to keep standing up to the discrimination inherent in the system that espouses and promotes the "native" teacher, speaker, trainer ... This video highlights the issue. Read more …
Non-Native Research
Tatsuya Amano in The Conversation, writes about the problem most non-native English speaking researchers face when conducting and submitting their research for publication. Read more …
NNESTs
Maria Constantinides of the CELT Athens Blog shares some personal thoughts about the wrong discrimination of "native speakerism" in ELT. Read more …
NS vs Non-NS
The Text Inspector blog review the debate about the different kinds of teachers - native or non-native speakers. Do you agree with their points, this dualism Read more …
Quotes - Native Speakerism
The TEFL Zone shares 15 quotes outlining the argument against and discrimination of the term and myth known as native speakerism.
"Natives" Need Not Apply
A post and a reflection by Ian Winick about the blessings and the curse of being a "native" English teacher. Read more …
Native Bias
The TEFL Zone reports on a talk by PhD candidate Jana Jovic of Serbia. She shares data showing the bias of native speakerism and why so many are left aside by the adoption of the ideology. Read more …
