Title

Lack of Native Speakers not the Problem

Authors

Jan Dormer, Messiah CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-22-2006

Abstract

A recent letter to the editor (The Jakarta Post, April 8, 2006) claimed that "The only way to learn a language is from a native speaker." This is patently untrue, as evidenced by the millions of people all over the world in non-English speaking countries who speak English as a foreign language quite well as a result of having been taught by English teachers who are nonnative English speakers.

Comments

Originally published as:

Dormer, J.E. (2006). Lack of native speakers not the problem. The Jakarta Post. April 22.

Recommended Citation

Dormer, Jan, "Lack of Native Speakers not the Problem" (2006). Educator Scholarship (Graduate). 2.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/gredu_ed/2