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Understand your strength as a " Non Native Speaker " teacher to market yourself better in an ESL Market worldwide

Having been told on so many occasions that ‘native speakers’ are better teachers, it’s easy to forget that you have your own strengths as a ‘non-native speaker’. And you should use them to better market yourself and to get better TEFL jobs.

For example, having learnt English yourself, you’re likely to understand the typical struggles your students might be going through. And, crucially, you have probably developed solutions that have helped you overcome similar problems, and can thus also help your students.

As a language learner, I think there is something REALLY powerful about having a teacher who understands you and is able to give you guidance based on their own successful experiences of having learnt the language you want to learn.

Think about it: as a ‘non-native speaker’ you can be a perfect role model for your students. You have been where they are. You have also experienced problems when learning English. But you have overcome them. If you can succeed, so can your learners. This is just one example, but a very powerful one I think. So do use this when applying for jobs. Mention how being a successful language learner allows you to better help your students.

If you want to learn more about your strengths as a ‘non-native speaker’ teacher to boost your confidence and get TEFL jobs, feel free to touch base with our GTA Advisor on (+91)7006891507 or email us at [email protected]