Teaching From Experience: a new perspective on the non-native teacher in adult ESL

Title
Teaching From Experience: a new perspective on the non-native teacher in adult ESL
Publication Date
2002
Author(s)
Ellis, Elizabeth M
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-7651
Email: eellis4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:eellis4
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Applied Linguistics Association of Australia (ALAA)
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:542
Abstract
This paper reports on case studies of three non-native English speaker teachers who teach English as a Second Language (ESL) to adults in Australia. It sets out to show that while there are differences in the teachers' backgrounds, there are also similarities which derive form their non-native status, and from the fact that they are high-level bilinguals of English and at least one other language. The paper begins by reviewing the debate in English language teaching (ELT) internationally about the place of native and non-native speakers in ELT and goes on to outline the research which has been carried out to date in comparing native and non-native teachers in other countries. The paper then argues for the importance of examining these issues in the Australian context. The experience and insights of the three teachers are examined through the analysis of interviews and classroom transcripts, and are linked to the growing literature which suggests that teachers' practices are heavily informed by their knowledge, beliefs and experience. The author argues that the distinctive but shared resources of non-native teachers merit looking at their contribution in a new light.
Link
Citation
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 25(1), p. 71-107
ISSN
1833-7139
0155-0640
Start page
71
End page
107

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