TAG : Neo Colonialism
ESL teachers as mentors and heroes
ESL teachers as linguistic imperialists and neo-colonialists
In Blogs: Steve Schertzer - 1st March 2005
ESL teachers should be viewed as mentors and heroes, selflessly taking the time to improve the lives of our students. People like Julian Edge and Larry Smith should be ashamed of themselves. They spit in the face of every dedicated ESL teacher.
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