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Being a NNEST in Brazil back in the 80s Part 1

18 de agosto de 2016

The past is never where you think you left it.” —- Katherine Anne Porter Having lived a year in the US, I was convinced that I had become an American. I spoke American English, my clothes were mostly American, and I did not like black beans anymore. I could not help pronouncing the word Coke...Read More

Career, Classroom Experiences, Language Acquisition, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazil, langage teacher, myths about language, NNEST, Rajagopalan

The native versus non-native teacher dichotomy – Challenging Mental Models

16 de abril de 2016

by Isabela Villas Boas

I saw a post recently on Facebook advertising a position for a native speaking teacher in a Brazilian language program. The post appeared on the page of a closed group for English teachers in Brazil. The reaction to the post was immediate. People wanted to know why the program was only hiring native speakers and...Read More

Reflections about Education

Native speaker fallacy, NNEST

One flew east, one flew west, and NNESTs flew everywhere.

17 de junho de 2014

by Teresa Carvalho

The challenge of being a non-native English speaker in a native English speaking world I recently came across EFL teacher James Taylor’s blog post about NNESTs’ struggle to be respected as English teachers by students and employers. In his guest blog post, James lists a number of advantages of being a NNEST over a...Read More

Career, Reflections about Education, Teacher Development

Brazil, career, James Taylor, language proficiency, native speakers, NEST, NNEST, non-native speakers

Being a NNEST in Brazil Today Part 2

Being a NNEST in Brazil back in the 80s Part 1

The native versus non-native teacher dichotomy – Challenging Mental Models

One flew east, one flew west, and NNESTs flew everywhere.