hi to all - i am an indian citizen with mixed parentage. Gra...

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Created by Christopher H. 6 replies

hi to all - i am an indian citizen with mixed parentage. Grandparents -one scottish one dutch. went to a public school and my spoken english is far better than many "native english speakers" . yet there is resistance to employ an indian. India has a few hundred public schools set up during the British time in India. Students from these schools speak excellent english. i can imagine that to quickly shortlist possible candidates it may be best to specify ´native english speakers´ but that is flawed. there are two reasons for this - one is you will not attract the best talent available with this narrow definition and secondly the standard of english is not the best in some of these countries ! What is the way out then ? Comments are invited

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George W.

I certainly agree with you Christopher. I have several friend from India that speak "Native English" more clearly than Hillbilly English, Australians and some Brits.

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Samuel Jongimar C.

in thailand it is also the same. they actually hire you for your color.esl is a business thats what i learned after 2 years in thailand, be it a legit or not. like what cuba gooding said, its all about the money.

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Nicola G.

Certainly I agree - many people I´ve met in India are much more cultured and well-read than us Brits.

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Nicola G.

Certainly I agree - many people I´ve met in India are much more cultured and well-read than us Brits.

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Annie D.

I guess the way out of being non native speaker like me is to prove that we teach better and students are learning well. I always feel rejected specially the first year.. but then after a year.. they wont leave my class.
and Now I am leaving.. the students said they gonna go on STRIKE.
There is always a way for everyone, we just need to prove ourself.

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Zaharr M.

Hi Christopher
Do you list English as your ´Mother Tongue´ when you apply for a job...
My ´MT´ is French as my family is French Canadian but I am a U.S. citizen and always list English first. I would advise you to do the same.

I do not submit my photo either until I have a solid job offer.

If you believe you are a good teacher and well qualified do not allow anything to hold you back!

Best of luck and keep trying.

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