Could a Nonwhite teach Teach English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) in a country such as Germany?

[black.hawk]

Would such a person be unlikely to have the confidence of his students, since they already have a preconceived idea that their Tutor should be a Native speaker (or at least appear to be a Native speaker)?

 

[Go Braves]

Sure.

 

[LaudeturIesus]

I'd like to say that it doesn't make a difference since there are native English speakers of every race, but then again think about if you were learning German from a black native speaker, would you not be thrown off, even just a little bit?

 

[redleghunter]

Would such a person be unlikely to have the confidence of his students, since they already have a preconceived idea that their Tutor should be a Native speaker (or at least appear to be a Native speaker)?

See no reason not to. I had a college French teacher who was from South Africa.

 

[Arcangl86]

Would such a person be unlikely to have the confidence of his students, since they already have a preconceived idea that their Tutor should be a Native speaker (or at least appear to be a Native speaker)?

I mean in Germany I would think the assumption would be that most people teaching English would be nonnative speakers.

 

[black.hawk]

See no reason not to. I had a college French teacher who was from South Africa.

But white of course.

 

[Arcangl86]

But white of course.

Why of course? Majority of people in South Africa are Black.

 

[black.hawk]

Why of course? Majority of people in South Africa are Black.

Just to clarify what you meant.

 

[Arcangl86]

Just to clarify what you meant.

I wasn't the poster you were quoting. But you are assuming something that he didn't say, and in context makes no sense.

 

[redleghunter]

But white of course.

No.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

There are many black African people who can speak English better than you and me. There is a large number of dark skinned second and third generation Jamaicans in English who can speak Oxford English. Who's to say they can't go over to Germany and teach English to Germans?

We must not assume that just because a person's skin colour is black, that they cannot speak the Queen's English.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

Furthermore, the use of the term "nonwhite" is a concern because it suggests to me that white people are the superior race and therefore any other race has to be compared with the higher quality "whites". In New Zealand, in some areas where there are many indigenous Maori residents, the term Maori and Non-Maori would be used in preference. But in the more conservative, European-dominated cities, such as Christchurch or Dunedin. there would be outrage among many if they were referred to as "non-Maori".

 

[SolomonVII]

Would such a person be unlikely to have the confidence of his students, since they already have a preconceived idea that their Tutor should be a Native speaker (or at least appear to be a Native speaker)?

English has been culturally appropriated by people from around the globe now, and it is regarded as a world language, rather than a local dialect of a few islands just to the west of mainland Europe.

 

[Yonny Costopoulis]

I'd like to say that it doesn't make a difference since there are native English speakers of every race, but then again think about if you were learning German from a black native speaker, would you not be thrown off, even just a little bit?

Why?

I have never seen a study suggesting that the color of skin affects the quality of a teacher.