As an international language, English already dominates the world and mastery in English directly influence academic performance, career development, and communication skill of a person. From this regard, people around the world learn this language and whether learning it from a native mentor is the best approach is controversial. Though direct guidance of a native English teacher can be of great help, I do not consider it the best approach as there are other better methods to learn this language.
To begin with, a teacher from an English-speaking country use the language in his daily like and know the context of a word, phrase and grammatical rule. Since command of a language requires more than learning the syntax, a teacher from a country like the UK can guide a student to learn about the practical use of the language and can correct the student in an effective manner. For instance, most of the non-native students who pursue their university education in an English-speaking country become better users of English from the guideline they get from native-teachers.
However, mentorship from the native tutors is one of the ways to be fluent in English, not the best way. Self-study, exposure to the English-speaking people and their cultures, online language courses, devotion and extensive reading habits can be more effective to be a good user of English. For instance, millions of self-made writers, journalists and interpreters have had no access to English teachers. Furthermore, passion to learn a language can often make someone versed in the language as these people invest a great deal of time to learn it from books and online resources. To cite an example, I studied in a school where roughly one in five students was from English-speaking countries but most of the composition contest prizes went to non-natives.
To conclude, having a teacher who is from an English-speaking country is undeniably a great way to have better exposure to the language but this is not the finest way to become versed in English. Self-study, passion and digital resources can be more helpful in most of the cases as per my experience so far.
As an international
language
, English already dominates the world and mastery in English
directly
influence academic performance, career development, and communication
skill
of a person. From this regard,
people
around the world
learn
this
language
and whether learning it from a native mentor is the best approach is controversial. Though direct guidance of a native English
teacher
can be of great
help
, I do not consider it the best approach as there are other better methods to
learn
this language.
To
begin
with, a
teacher
from an English-speaking
country
use
the
language
in his daily like and know the context of a word, phrase and grammatical
rule
. Since command of a
language
requires more than learning the syntax, a
teacher
from a
country
like the UK can guide a
student
to
learn
about the practical
use
of the
language
and can correct the
student
in an effective manner
.
For instance
, most of the non-native
students
who pursue their university education in an English-speaking
country
become better users of English from the guideline they
get
from native-teachers.
However
, mentorship from the native tutors is one of the ways to be fluent in English, not the best way. Self-study, exposure to the English-speaking
people
and their cultures, online
language
courses, devotion and extensive reading habits can be more effective to be a
good
user of English.
For instance
, millions of self-made writers, journalists and interpreters have had no access to English
teachers
.
Furthermore
, passion to
learn
a
language
can
often
make
someone versed in the
language
as these
people
invest a great deal of time to
learn
it from books and online resources. To cite an example, I studied in a school where roughly one in five
students
was from English-speaking
countries
but
most of the composition contest prizes went to non-natives.
To conclude
, having a
teacher
who is from an English-speaking
country
is
undeniably
a great way to have better exposure to the
language
but
this is not the finest way to become versed in English. Self-study, passion and digital resources can be more helpful in most of the cases as per my experience
so
far.