Revisits the issue of the native versus the nonnative speaker in the area of English language teaching. The main goal was to examine the teaching behavior of two groups of teachers, native and nonnative, who have exhibited differences not only in terms of their language backgrounds, but also in terms of their qualifications and relevant teaching…

This study surveyed 216 teachers of English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL), the majority of whom were nonnative speakers of English, concerning their language attitudes and self-image. It found that the higher the nonnative teacher's proficiency level in English, the less self-conscious, hesitant, and insecure they felt in the classroom.…

Examined the effect of gender on English language teachers' evaluations of audiotapes of Japanese students' spoken English. The results showed a slight pro-male bias when the speakers were introduced as students but none when the speakers were introduced as doctors or experts in their field. Teacher gender was found to have no effect on the rating…