Non-native+English+Teachers

friday 17/07 mini conference under the umbrella of ESL: teaching in multilingual and multicultural classrooms

any thoughts? let´s discuss our concerns tomorrow!!!

What really concerns me is in today´s multicultural society institutes still hesitate or do not consider employing a teacher from the other culture. Have any of you experienced that?

yes. it seems like the parents would prefer ¨no accent¨teachers more than certified teachers

We do have, at the school I work at, many teachers from other cultures and it makes for a terific working environment. Sharon

Have always been taught that strict "total immersion" was THE way to go for 2nd language learning, now am reading a lot about how the students need to be accomplished in their 1st language (some lessons taught in the home language, and/or translations as part of ESL) to really apprehend the 2nd language--what gives? Any thoughts? What do you guys do? -Amanda

from what i´ve researched, there are so many approaches and methods used. some are independent others are interdependent

thank you sharon, i´ll definitely look it up