What Are the Responsibilities of the Native Speakers?

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Research has shown that some of the worst communicators out there in an english environment group, are the natives speakers. The project is about helping them learn how to adapt to an international environment. So who's responsible for the successful communication? And shouldn't the learners of english learn english rather than the native speak?, he asks. "I think it's a good question, and we should speak about it," Em says.

740. Are native English speakers bad communicators? (The Travel Adapter with Matt Halsdorff)

Talking to English teacher Matt Halsdorff about a project to train native English speakers how to communicate better with non-natives. We talk about the reasons why native speakers are often bad at communicating with non-natives, what they should do to fix this and the wider issues relating to this topic. Video version available.

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