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Originally Posted by Norwegian86
I see you point, but that dosent mean that I'm a bad english teacher when I get my degree? I dont know how it works in other countries, but in Norway we learn english (it's almost just as important as norwegian) from the first day we set foot in school until the very end. So I'm fluid. (Mabye some grammar errors)  And just because you are a native speaker, dosent make you a great english teacher. Does it?  Dont misunderstand me, im not being disrespectful, I just love a great discussion |
No, you are 100% right (well, almost 100%...you mean "fluent" not "fluid") but like anywhere else, perception is reality. If you are perceived as a non-native speaker then the chances of you getting hired as an English teacher is diminished because there is no shortage of native speakers wanting to go to Japan and do the same thing.
Think if a student studied under you and made a mistake or did poorly on a test. Immediately the thought will be "What if I made this mistake because my teacher taught me wrong because she didn't know better?" That's a real possibility.