It isn't only the correct pronunciation (whether that be American or British), but also - as someone mentioned - the slang. Plus, there is knowledge of history and culture that a non-native speaker might not know about.
Chaya (native English-speaking teacher) --- On Fri, 10/30/09, Wichuda Satidporn <[email protected]> wrote: From: Wichuda Satidporn <[email protected]> Subject: [ESL Podcast] Re: What're the advantages and disadvantages of having a native speaker teacher? To: [email protected] Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:32 PM Hello there, In my opinion, there are several pros of learning English with native English speaker. First, you can practice listening because you will have an opportunity to familiar with the native accent either American accent or British accent. It is important to us who learn English language as second language because it is such different sounds between native or our own speaking. Moreover, you will understand how to pronunciation each words correctly particularly many students from Asia countries always have pronunciation problems between "R" sound and "L" sound or " D" sound and "T" sound. Second, you will learn and know well how the native speakers make some simple conversations, and of course, learning with slang. Certainly, you will copy to speak those conversations automatically and use in appropriate ways in real situations. All in all, it is my real experience. Gail . On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:50 AM, claire <[email protected]> wrote: Dear all who are keen on better your English,;) What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a native speaker teacher comparing to a local teacher? Is it necessary for the teacher to provide students dictionaries while teaching in the classroom ? Thank you in advance for your participation! This is an opportunity for us to get to know one another better and to let us older members meet newer members if you speak up here by responding to the threads!;) Best regards and good day, Claire --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
