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Non-Native Language Teachers in ESL Courses
Non-Native Language Teachers in ESL Courses
Non-Native Language Teachers in ESL Courses
ESL courses
Dan Zhong
Why I’m interested?
NNS teachers
teaching ESL in
the US (7.9%) NNS graduate students in
TESOL programs in the US
• Native/non-native speaker?
• All researches related to this issue is
conducted by NNSs, so the results
could be in favor NNS sometimes.
• Any questions?
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