I asked the shopkeeper in fluent French, "Can I get a baguette and an espresso?" He replied in English, "You just asked me if I could put some oil in your donkey." #travel #paris #nativespeaker #humor #comedy

#gàidhlig #scotslanguage #scotstober #seachdainnagàidhlig #minoritylanguages #indigenouslanguages #languagesky #nativespeaker #motherlanguage #languagelearner #endangeredlanguages

The Myth of the "Native Speaker" How a Seemingly Simple Label Perpetuates Harm in Research and Beyond

Excellent article qui s'attache à dynamiter la notion de "locuteur natif" : une contruction pseudo-scientifique et discriminatoire qui m'affole depuis des années. C'est parti, enfin! #nativespeaker #languematernelle #traduction crislozano.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...

Oi Poland & Polish Importers

Employ a #NativeSpeaker or stop putting unintelligible labels over the original instructions...

first time I bought these noodles in #Poland there was some gibberish on a sticker over the label,
now it's printed on the back 🙄

soak for 45mins V boil for 5!?

Dicks

Now it's time to focus... Enric Llurda presenting at #CLAMINARI8 his new edited book ➡️Dismantling the #nativespeaker construct in #English language teaching 👏

"It's ludicrous!" The myth of native speakers being better teachers of English!

Martin Sketchley shared his view on his show, the Sunday Social, here: teacherstalkradio.podbean.co...

#teaching #languages #nativespeaker #prejudice #learning #teachersoftiktok #teachertok

🚨New Publication
📘Dismantling the #NativeSpeaker Construct in #English Language #Teaching (@routledgebooks), edited by E. Llurda, is out now! 👏
👉First chapter by Llurda is FREE to access: Bringing down the wall of #nativespeakerism
🔗 https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003427537

Migrants will need A-level standard English to work in UK The tougher rules will come in force in January as part of wider plans to cut immigration.

#Racist #UK #LabourParty does not learn & continues to pander to rather than challenge the #FarRight I wonder how many " #NativeSpeaker " anti- #immigration #Reform supporters have A level standards of #English? #TESOL #AppliedLinguistics #EthnicDiversity #RefugeesWelcome
www.bbc.com/news/article...

AI Tools That Let You Write Like a Native Speaker - Article For U Unlock the power of AI tools that transform your writing into native-level prose. From fluent phrasing to cultural nuances, these smart assistants elevate your words, bridging language gaps with ease and elegance.

AI Tools That Let You Write Like a Native Speaker #AI #AIwriting #ArtificialIntelligence #communicationskills #contentcreation #LanguageAI #languagelearning #languageskills #NativeSpeaker #textgeneration #writingassistance #WritingImprovement #WritingSoftware #WritingTools

#languematernelle #nativespeaker #diversité

NATIVE ENGLISH
"Yay big" is an informal, slang term used to describe a size, usually with a hand gesture indicating the approximate width or length.

"It's yay big." (With arm and hand gesture)

#English #nativespeaker #slang #learningenglish #englishvocabulary

How to sound more casual #english #learnenglish #englishidioms #nativespeaker 🇬🇧🇺🇸

"Is English your first language?"

Yes, I am what is called a #NativeSpeaker and you are a #Bigot who practices anti-immigrant Language #Bigotry.

Open letter to the Council Of Europe regarding the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)

I support the campaign to eliminate #nativespeaker prejudice in the #EU #CEFR. If you feel the same please sign & share this open letter. #AppliedLinguistics #LanguageEducation #TESOL #NativeSpeaker #NativeSpeakerism. #English as a #LinguaFranca
openletter.earth/open-letter-...

Rajneesh - Wikipedia

wait! #Jesus's name is isha-raih? Lord Ra?
In #Asia, we've north & south accents, the middle/cental #equatorial are #tonal w no #accents. So it's hard to decipher the #dialects, if you're not an #OG #NativeSpeaker.

Rajneesh ( #nickname from the #Sanskrit रजनी, rajanee, "night" & ईश, #isha, "lord")

a packet of crisps labelled Vinegar Salt Flavoured

a packet of crisps labelled Vinegar Salt Flavoured

'sake!

"Vinegar Salt Flavoured"

I really wish Polish companies would consult a native speaker before exploiting the English language...

at least they spelt 'Flavoured' correctly

#SaltandVinegarCrisps
#Poland #Polska #NativeSpeaker #Translation #JęzykAngielski #Tłumacz #Tłumaczenie #Biedronka

Would you want someone with no training to fly your plane? ✈️ What about teach you #English? On this episode, Meri implores us to treat #ELT as a profession, not just something any #NativeSpeaker can do. #ELsky #EduSky

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6eH5...
YouTube: youtu.be/aoEKjIVkh1Y?...

"they come from the stoars?" #polestar #nativespeaker

an image of a Loan / Credit agency in Poland called Lendi

an image of a Loan / Credit agency in Poland called Lendi

"Rebranding?!

...something in English would look cool!

Kowalski in IT worked in London & speaks English,
Glasgow? ...still England though!?

Kowalski, what would be a cool name in English for our loan company?"

...'sake!

#Poland #Polska #NativeSpeaker #English #Angielski #Językangielski

Pampers - co to znaczy? #angielski #english #native #nativespeaker #learnenglish #vocabulary

Wstydliwy błąd w języku polskim. Czy tylko śmieszny błąd z gramatyką? #angielski #nativespeaker

„He has not must go!“ - Neues Highlight von #NativeSpeaker Wenzel zum Thema Assan und U17 WM. Na dann!