- Post your concerns in the NNEST listserv (click here to learn how to join us).
- Use the template below.
- Attach to your message the TESOL Statement on Non-native Speakers of English and Hiring Practices.
Template:
Dear (...),
I note with dismay that (university or language school) has invited applications from native speakers of English as (instructors/assistant professors, etc). The advertisement appeared in the (name of publication) recently.
As you may be aware, there has been a long-standing myth in the field of English language teaching that native English language speakers automatically make for better teachers. As a result, nonnative English-speaking teachers have found themselves discriminated against in hiring practices in the field of ESL and EFL. The job advertisement of your institution is another instance of such discrimination.
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), the largest organization of English teaching professionals in the world, has issued a position statement on discrimination against nonnative English-speaking teachers. I am attaching it for your information.
Sincerely,
(your name)
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