English Language Teaching:Native English-Speaking Teachers Vs. Non-Native English-Speaking Teachers

With globalization, English is becoming the international language of business and society. A number of English learners have increased rapidly over the last decades, as a result many English teachers from all over the world started their careers. There is a significant debate on which is the better group of educators: native English-speaking teachers(NESTs) or non-native English-speaking teachers(NNESTs). This controversy paper aims to explore which type of teacher is the better choice for students and administrators, NESTs or NNESTs, especially in non-English-speaking countries. There are two different aspects discussed, which are English as a second(ESL) students’ attitude and School administrators’ perspective.