Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i25AO6I11545; Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:24:06 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 05:24:06 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20040305102051.30699.qmail@web11006.mail.yahoo.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Ujwala Samant <lalumineuse@yahoo.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:9994] Re: Fw: Diversity in staffing X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Status: O Content-Length: 672 Lines: 28 As I said in my previous posting, "Should it not be > mastery > of the language and the ability to teach it well be > the reason we hire teachers?" Accents it seems are what language learners sometimes want to acquire. In my interviews with learners, they often mentioned their personal need to "sound American." They wanted to speak in the same accent, use the same argot and have the same musicality as local speakers. I have seen "accent classes" being advertised. I have not observed any, so I cannot really comment. regards, Ujwala __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com
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