Advantages And Disadvantages OF A Native English Teacher

You have been delaying this moment, but it is something that comes in the lives of all the people who have had to live in the 21st century. It is the universal language and today it is more important than ever to learn English.

Moreover, it is likely that in a few years it will be the second language of the vast majority of people. And although there are languages such as French, Portuguese or Chinese that are spreading, they do not seem to threaten the hegemony of English.

The being or not being native language to teach, it has always been a matter of controversy among students at the time of choosing between a teacher or another, although it is true that native speakers of a language can provide knowledge more oriented In practice, and many English-speaking professionals spend years specializing in these areas, it is also true that being a non-native teacher can be a disadvantage for other students.

On the one hand, the advantages of taking classes with a native English teacher guarantee that the language you are learning will serve you in a current conversational environment, many of the teachers who speak Spanish (as an example) as a native language and teach English many times have to update ourselves since the form Talking about a person who did not grow up in an English-speaking society can create some limitations.

A native teacher has the advantage of familiarization with the language and we can summarize the benefits that you will have when learning English with a native speaker in:

• You will know not only the language but also the culture, something that will help you to integrate much better once you arrive in an English-speaking country.
• It will teach you the practical and authentic way to use vocabulary.
• Your accent and pronunciation will be very similar to the native
• It will force you to communicate in English with your teacher.

When the disadvantages are taken into account we can say, in a very simple and summarized way, they are:

• There may be limitations when learning grammar, think of it this way, when you speak in Spanish (for example) you don't always know why there are certain conjugations, it is simply the "correct" way.
• Classes can be very intensive for a person without experience taking classes with a native speaker.
• You will not always be able to understand your teacher, although communication is good, and the teacher's pronunciation is excellent, you can have limitations.

Whether you make the decision to learn with a native teacher or not, these advantages or disadvantages are not what you should consider, you must consider what you need to learn English, which would be the most effective for you and how choosing a native teacher or not will help you for your goals!

As a professional, I recommend that you take some test classes with native and non-native teachers, see the differences and from there make your decision, remember that here in your private classes many teachers include the first class for free!