It Korea's plan to hire non-native speakers who speak English to fill the roles of the English teacher in the classroom. Confusing right? Although not a bad idea, Brian brings up a couple of good points, as do the commentors that follow his post.
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Having seen the way native speakers are currently used in the schools, I have to say that having more non-native speakers isn't necessarily a bad idea. The point of having native speakers in the classroom is to give students exposure to foreign cultures and to give them a chance to use the English they've learned. However, since there is some resistance to introducing foreign cultures into the classroom, since students are reluctant to speak English in class, since productive skills are deemphasized in favor of teaching toward tests, and since foreign teachers' classes are presented as goof-off time, I'm not sure they're such a wise investment.
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