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I have had Caucasian friends who took Spanish in college and became fluent only to be turned down for jobs even though they were qualified and were bilingual.
All though, I know some Caucasian friends who have become Spanish teachers.
I have had Caucasian friends who took Spanish in college and became fluent only to be turned down for jobs even though they were qualified and were bilingual.
All though, I know some Caucasian friends who have become Spanish teachers.
Thoughts?
Having a Hispanic heritage doesn't mean you'd be better at teaching Spanish than someone else who studied just to do that. Being a teacher is something special. Also, being a language translator is a special type of skills beyond knowing the language.
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Having a Hispanic heritage doesn't mean you'd be better at teaching Spanish than someone else who studied just to do that. Being a teacher is something special. Also, being a language translator is a special type of skills beyond knowing the language.
When I took Spanish in college, my professor was from Czechoslovakia.
There's a caucasian Spanish speaker at my local bicycle shop. She speaks it so well that I would bet either she or her parents are from a Spanish-speaking country originally.
She looks whiter than white and has no accent in English whatsoever, but her Spanish comes out perfect...at machine-gun speed.
Guess this bicycle shop didn't have qualms about hiring a white Spanish speaker.
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