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(The test may come if New Zealand and Spain face one another in the World Cup!) On the downside, however, this reluctance to forge an alternative Spanish identity probably accounts, in part at least, for my less than native-like fluency in Spanish.

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Introducing EFL into the curriculum as early as possible has one main advantage – kids will most likely pick up the native-like accent of their teacher.

A is for Age (of onset) « An A-Z of ELT 2010

She adds, Many perceived an almost immutable link between a native-like English accent and their chances of success in their teaching careers.

I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT 2010

(The test may come if New Zealand and Spain face one another in the World Cup!) On the downside, however, this reluctance to forge an alternative Spanish identity probably accounts, in part at least, for my less than native-like fluency in Spanish.

I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT 2010

I wonder how much achieving native-like proficiency in pronunciation in a language is linked with an ability to establish an L2 identity?

I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT 2010

ME: There's a myth that hyperpolyglots have all of their languages to an equally high, native-like level, but this isn't the case, just as it's relatively rare to find bilinguals who are perfectly balanced in both of their languages.

Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011

They were not obsessed with becoming natives, sounding native-like, or blending in.

Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011

ME: There's a myth that hyperpolyglots have all of their languages to an equally high, native-like level, but this isn't the case, just as it's relatively rare to find bilinguals who are perfectly balanced in both of their languages.

Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011

They were not obsessed with becoming natives, sounding native-like, or blending in.

Nataly Kelly: Adventures in Hyperpolyglottery: Inside the Mind of Extreme Language Learners Nataly Kelly 2011

In her (aptly titled) 2007 book, English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity (OUP) she finds again and again “there was a strong sense that [her NNS informants] desired a native-like English identity as signalled by a native-like accent, especially in their roles as teachers” (p. 231).

I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT 2010