tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post315884190523403551..comments2024-01-27T08:25:14.332+00:00Comments on low-throughput: native speakerism as a form of racismKirillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00719435019715182189noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-20610871317848929772015-08-23T00:02:33.337+01:002015-08-23T00:02:33.337+01:00caitrín, re. "What I'm wondering is why c...caitrín, re. "What I'm wondering is why can't you just put something on your CV that says you spent a couple years in your early childhood in an English speaking country? "<br />I've spent 20 years in London I have a far superior command of English than many of my English friends, some of whom have asked me on occasion to proofread their academic texts when they were studying. I got my TEFL in London and I only realised about the impossibility of crossing the open door that Kirill so eloquently mentions after getting my certificate. 13 years later I'm still waiting to receive one positive response to any of my job applications. I have been told I have the wrong name and surname... how's that for demeaning and discriminating? It completely negates you not just as a competent teacher, which I am, but as a person too.<br />I have been working privately for 10 years now. I don't apply for jobs anymore, it's too painfulMarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540747694266700328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-81457255466964638852015-08-22T23:57:19.084+01:002015-08-22T23:57:19.084+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Marhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540747694266700328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-36275931659080165632015-08-13T15:07:36.434+01:002015-08-13T15:07:36.434+01:00Hi Freides,
many thanks for your comment. Sorry f...Hi Freides,<br /><br />many thanks for your comment. Sorry for not responding on time!<br /><br />I just re-read my own blog post and have to say that not much changed since last year. You go to websites like tefl.com and most of the ads feature "nativeness" as a requirement (while often "no experience needed"). Bummer indeed.Kirillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719435019715182189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-59187844765091437742015-08-13T14:56:03.837+01:002015-08-13T14:56:03.837+01:00Hola Caitrín,
many thanks for your comment. I am ...Hola Caitrín,<br /><br />many thanks for your comment. I am sorry for not responding on time...<br /><br />Unfortunately (or not), inventing is not an option. I spent my childhood behind the Iron Curtain so there was no way to "spend" years in an English-speaking country. I would like people (including employers) accepting me for what I really am.<br /><br />Saludos<br />KirillKirillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719435019715182189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-14776686722499224352015-03-03T21:44:21.984+00:002015-03-03T21:44:21.984+00:00Speechless. Your article is amazing. Yes, it is al...Speechless. Your article is amazing. Yes, it is also called elitism, segregation and I even dubbed it "bigotry", some sort of it. Pedagogy, professionalism, and passion for teaching is what many schools are lacking nowadays as a consequence of that abominable and pointless preference. I have taught English abroad for many years (letting you know I am not an English native speaker) but I have rarely found a native speaker who can tackle topics about semantics, pragmatics, syntax and forget about ESl/EFL methodology. Bummer... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476446153038558806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-181093707247316752015-03-03T21:42:09.285+00:002015-03-03T21:42:09.285+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476446153038558806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337729169876127701.post-64689368827734667472015-02-24T18:12:17.034+00:002015-02-24T18:12:17.034+00:00Hello!
I have obviously not heard you speak but yo...Hello!<br />I have obviously not heard you speak but you seem to have the level of a native speaker, fijo. <br />In fact, 100% better than any Spanish English teacher I have ever met (though I'm in Galicia, and not exactly a budding metropolis). <br />What I'm wondering is why can't you just put something on your CV that says you spent a couple years in your early childhood in an English speaking country? What's important is your level of English, and clearly you're there. I understand wanting native English teachers because to be honest I have met a large about of English teachers with pretty awful English and even worse accents. But if you speak like a native it then it shouldn't matter. Invent a childhood move or an English parent or something...? P.S. you would find a job straight away in any of the cities in Galicia, I'm pretty sure, despite openly admitting not being native<br />From,<br />A non EU native speakercaitrínhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875595726735413111noreply@blogger.com