Ethnic Minorities Social Advocacy

We are one of the first in Hong Kong who trained hundreds of qualified teachers from South Asian origin and placed them in schools.  It was a herculean feat.   The attitude of the hiring schools from primary to tertiary, was quite negative due to the pervasive native speakerism ideology within English Language Teaching.  As a result, non-native English Speaking Teachers, despite being qualified were often marginalised.   We not just  Trained the Teachers and placed them in schools providing them employment but also unpacked stakeholders’ understanding of native speakerism to further enhance their awareness of linguistic diversity, and in particular, to provide certain guidance in ELT policy and practice.