Native speaker Vs. Non-native speaker

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  1. #1

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    Jun 2005
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    Native speaker Vs. Non-native speaker

    Hello everyone
    Im a new guy in the house , and hope i can make good friends in here. Im 27 years old, Portuguese latino guy, and my gf is from Hk. I'm planning to move to Hk probably in 2007, i hv a degree in Human Kinetics ( sports sciences ) , speak portuguese and spanish and also hold a TESOL CERTIFICATE BY OXFORD SCHOOL,a volleyball coaching certification and planning to tk a yoga course in Hk. My question is, will i be able to get into the english teaching industry ( TEFL ) even though im not native english speaker, but my english skills in both writting and speaking are nearly native fluency?????????????I'd like to think that all the money i spent ( and believe me it was an enormous amount ) on the course would prove to be helpful!!!
    Anyways
    A BIG HASTA FOR EVERYONE WHO IS A MEMBER OF GEOEXPAT


  2. #2

    Join Date
    Feb 2006
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    if your a volleyball coach, itd be very useful im sure for you to start a volleyball club, for students, adults to play, be coeached etc. Currently there's no clubs like Hong Kong football Club or Rugby club for volleyball players. I'm sure there'd be a lot of interest if you can organise that. I know it sounds like a big hassle, but you're the one with the qualification! So there's an idea... hopefully you think about that and don't forget to publisize it.