Do you really need to practice with native speakers?!

Do you really need to practice with native speakers? And does it matter whether your teacher is a native speaker? This video explains whether or not I believe it is important to learn and practice speaking English (or any language) with native speakers.
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[@damarisperez5753]

I've just now been in Austria for a week and I've realized so hard is to speak and understand to native speakers but I'm glad because I've understood them better this year. It means that your classes are really useful for me. Thank you teacher.😊

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I'm glad that you think my lessons have been helping!

[@EwaGawenda-im4dn]

You are a very responsible teacher. I respect that a lot. The main conclusion from this lesson for me is that it is not necessary to practice speaking with a native speaker. The most important thing is to practice speaking regardless of whether I practice with a native speaker or not. Thank you very much for this lesson.💚

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

@@EwaGawenda-im4dn Thank you, Ewa. You're very welcome.

[@rhea3234]

"Clear English pronunciation is absolutely essential to sounding like a native speaker."😊😊❤

[@mariamyaka6363]

Thanks

[@Sapito-nd4df]

I agree with you, Mike.❤ We just need to practice our speaking every day. 😁

[@EwaGawenda-im4dn]

You are a very responsible teacher. I respect that a lot. The main conclusion from this lesson for me is that it is not necessary to practice speaking with a native speaker. The most important thing is to practice speaking regardless of whether I practice with a native speaker or not. Thank you very much for this lesson.💚

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thank you, Ewa! And you understood it perfectly.

[@سمرمحرز]

There is English language department in the Syrian University. The department I love, I passed through. the more information in every skills you have, the more confidential person you are

[@JessicaWong-vw8ts]

Thanks for your suggestion, Teacher Mike.😊

[@rhea3234]

"Engaging in authentic conversations helps you speak more fluently and naturally. This fluency is key to sounding like a native speaker." Also, pronunciation plays a crucial role in effective communication. Accurate pronunciation enables you to express yourself clearly.😊❤🙏

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

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[@Iqlastowhidmahamedali-nd8og]

Thansk teacher mike and i apricots

[@user-ds5kt5en1c]

It"s absolutely true. To musterEnglish with professional experienced non-native speaker is even better than to learn from native speaker.There are so many sources to practice English nowadays. It"s good to have a native speaker as a pen-friend, but it's not a "must" to practice only with a native speaker. The main thing is to have a professional teacher and do your best to learn to reach your goal. reach reach

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I agree with everything you said except for the part where you said that it's "better" to practice with a non-native speaker. There are a few situations where it's better to have a native speaker, and there are a few situations in which it's better to have a non-native speaker, but overall, I don't think either one is really better.

[@erzsebetaradszkyfeketene3430]

I totally agree with you.👍❤ All exercises are important even if there is a small accent.

[@valdirceandersson5209]

Thank you for The interesting video, And for The good explanation,Teacher Mike.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

You're welcome!

[@dulcemiel0407]

Yes, I need

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Please watch the video.😃

[@user-zj1ji3dx3d]

Thankyou so much for your recommendation ❤❤❤❤

[@SothaRy-g6q]

Yes, so right teacher Thanks alot 🙏

[@KarineManukyan-qt1pv]

Thank you for video

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thank you for this video.✅ And you're very welcome! 🤗

[@majidashah9709]

Your information is good suggestion .teacher Mike advice super ❤

[@Sapito-nd4df]

Thanks, Mike. Excellent topic as usual. ❤

[@rhea3234]

New video, new lesson, thanks a lot! I'm immensely appreciative of your hard work and commitment. .🙂😊❤😇

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thank you very much.

[@rhea3234]

🙂😊😇❤

[@claudiabautista4165]

Thank you so much , Mike !! This video speaks highly of you . There’s this “Teacher Lao” or something like that who is constantly saying : if they taught you this in English clases..they were wrong!!” All the time looking down on non native English teachers…it really gets on my nerves every time I watch her videos ..I’ve been an EFL teacher for almost 40 years now and I guess many times I know more about grammar and especially phonetics than a native speaker…I got my teaching degree at the Pedagógico de Caracas after five years!! So it’s really annoying that an American “teacher “ goes out there saying to people : hey! What they taught you in English classes was nonsense ..well that’s the message she conveys if you read between the lines..thank you !

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

There are lots of non-native teachers who teach stuff that is completely wrong, but there are also native speakers who teach stuff that is completely wrong. That's why it's important to choose a teacher based on their competence, not on what their first language is. And I think it's appropriate to tell people that what they've learned is wrong, but HOW you do it is important.

[@lipurwidhinugroho801]

Thank you teacher Mike.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

You're welcome!

[@AndishaSarwari]

I like very much the way of your talking and pronouncetion of words ،i wish you had a special speaking class and i was one of your students.....!

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thanks! 🙏

[@radwa_kardous]

Hi, Teacher Mike. Thank you for this insightful video. Regarding native and non-native teachers, I think it’s better to learn from teachers who are native speakers because they can explain slang, culture, and many things that we can't fully understand unless we live in the country where the language is spoken.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I understand why you think that, but my neighbor is a non-native English speaker, and she has lived in this country longer than I have been alive. She can explain culture just as well as I can. So that isn't always true. Anyone can live in a country, learn about slang, learn about culture, etc. Not only native speakers. 😃

[@salmaannich577]

Right information.

[@FatmaS-w2d]

Thank you very much

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

You're welcome!

[@evelynquinonez1667]

Very happy to see your new video about practicing speaking. 😊😊😊

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thanks, Evelyn!

[@evelynquinonez1667]

My pleasure, Mike.😁

[@Milajako]

So true!

[@AjiniMarakRangsa]

Yes I need to practice speaking.

[@user-zj1ji3dx3d]

I find it, vocabularies are the most important part for speeking , so i memorize them . any way when we choose someone as parent language for practice , she mustn't weak of me til , this way can help to me for learn vocabulary, grammar, pronounciation and etc... more over native english can be bad or good for me . If some one speek quickly without attention to learn me , this will be bad for me , but someone learns new vocublary, grammar... this is good for me . I have had two stitutions . I think this subject can be trrible or excellent for learners.

[@user-zj1ji3dx3d]

My pleasure as always ❤❤❤🌟🌟

[@bshbsh1710]

When should I use the simple past and the past perfect or continues?

[@rhea3234]

' I really appreciate your thoughts on this topic." Everything is very well explained."😊😊❤

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

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[@IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur]

Thanks for a new, very valuable video! For me, it doesn't make a big difference if a conversation is with a native speaker, or with experienced non-native English teacher from Poland. In some situations it is even easier to communicate with a person, who isn't a native English speaker, but has practice in teaching English.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I fully agree with your last statement.

[@IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur]

😀🙂😊🙂

[@talebfatma-i1i]

That's what I'm looking for in .

[@marisabierrenbachblandy4252]

If you practice soccer with Cristiano Ronaldo, your Portuguese will be different than mine, and, for foreigners, it's like speaking another language.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I'm not sure if I understand.😅

[@marisabierrenbachblandy4252]

@@TeacherMikeEnglish If you play soccer with him, you can both improve your sports and language skills, but it won't be Brazilian Portuguese, which, for foreigners, it's like speaking a language other than Brazilian Portuguese. For me, it's the same language.

[@บงกชจารึกกลาง]

Very useful. Thank you very much for new video. I do appreciate your work. ขอบคุณมากค่ะครูไมค์❤

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

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[@jafarhussain3114]

Off course

[@mohammedhashim9952]

True ❤

[@agnesskaoma9599]

It's useful

[@BetaLirae]

It´s hard for me to find the words to build a sentence and sometimes I practice to become better at that talking with AI to get use to think in English. And I listen your videos too

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

You should listen to some audiobooks and repeat the things that you hear also.

[@henryfinlind7182]

Mr. Mike, I am facing a problem with using phrasal verbs, not in terms of memorizing them but understanding them. I tried searching on the internet, but there isn't any content that explains how to use phrasal verbs. For example, what are the meanings of "up" when added to a verb, and so on. Could you please help me? thank you.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Hi. I have several videos about different phrasal verbs as well as two or three videos about how to learn them.

[@evelynquinonez1667]

Thanks a lot, our super teacher. Your advice is always wise and super useful. 😊😊

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Thank you! 😃

[@evelynquinonez1667]

😁😁😁

[@rhea3234]

😊😊😊

[@guermahfatiha8050]

I find the ideas in this video very interesting. I totally agree with you. Thank you for sharing your experience with us I always discover new things with your channel. What will Ronaldo benefit if he practices with less skilled players?😊🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Glad you found it interesting!

[@talebfatma-i1i]

Hi Mr Mike

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Hi!

[@cherylgomez1700]

❤

[@mustfit]

Reliable feedback is what you loose when talking to non-native speaking person.

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

Why is that?

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

By the way, I would ALMOST NEVER give someone feedback about their language during a conversation, and neither would most native speakers. Doing so is generally considered rude.

[@MinMinTun-g7o]

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[@basementcattiger6231]

thanks Mike, could you please embed subtitles into your videos🙄

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

I'm not going to embed them into the videos because that would interfere with people's listening practice. However, you were welcome to turn on the automatic captions.

[@سمرمحرز]

Sorry if my massage isnt arrived correct ly. I have so bad cough. I write then stop for many times..

[@dariaIva]

If a teacher was teached by native speaker, it's ok. Butt, if not, adults or children study wrong pronunciation, word order, semantics, etc. Of course, it's better than to study nothing 🙃

[@TeacherMikeEnglish]

They only learn those things incorrectly if the teacher teaches them incorrectly. If you have a good teacher, they will not teach them incorrectly.

[@dariaIva]

@@TeacherMikeEnglish Ok, comrade Mike😉