Elizabeth Clark|Amos Paran
The employability of non-native-speaker teachers of EFL: A UK survey
The Sherwood Institute|University of London
native speaker still privileged position english language teaching representing model speaker ideal teacher nonnativespeaker teachers english often perceived lower status nativespeaking counterparts shown face discriminatory attitudes applying teaching jobs date research employment nonnativespeaker teachers carried united states study extends research providing data united kingdom questionnaires distributed responsible recruitment english language teaching institutions uk order investigate extent employers regard native english speaker important criterion making hiring decisions 723 90 respondents judged native english speaker criterion either moderately important conclusion employers regard criterion important shown apply whole sample well separate groups private language schools universities preinterview criterion native english speaker criterion thus excludes competent english language teachers consideration recruitment process