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By Mercurius Goldstein, published 23/10/2006Why doesn’t Australia hire more language teachers from overseas?
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Posted by MichaelK., Thursday, 26 October 2006 10:56:09 PM
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“A fluent speaker isn't necessarily a good teacher.”
By Jill and Alan True, Monday, 23 October 2006 3:00:03 PM
And what about testing verbal English as a mean for granting citizenship?
Or under-caste inhabitants need speaking Engilsh more than understanding one to obey and execute orders provided by local native speakers?
At this stage “In practice, we have had enormous growth in our dominant exports of minerals and metals to those [Asian] countries; I doubt if increased language skills made any difference to that growth.” (by Faustino, Monday, 23 October 2006 3:31:20 PM), but new deposits and new offers from competitors could make a very difference. Moreover, buying mineral resources countries improve their engineering and technology in general as a pastoral colony just enjoys its planetary disposition.
“In the case of language teaching, we can plausibly submit that Australians would have very little tolerance for a teacher with low-level English-speaking ability“.” (by Faustino, Monday, 23 October 2006 3:31:20 PM) – oh, yes, it is local English teachers for migrants reserve the most advance teaching techniques, which is speaking English with students only and explaining meanings with idioms in English, not translating words into different languages: non-native speakers should complain with local values.
And more: “You can't deal with an Australian class unless you know what the students are saying, and know what to say back”, by ozbib, Monday, 23 October 2006 11:27:30 PM.
It is obvious to non-English speakers how simplistic and primitive so-called “modern” English is which what is a very advantage for its becoming a world popular linguistic tool. Should English native speakers know any other tongue