While an institutional address in an English-speaking country is no guarantee that the author is a native-speaking anglophone, it can be noted that of the 110 institutional addresses given, 70 are in English-speaking countries, and 40 in non-English-speaking countries.
In the FGDs a research assistant, who also is a native and speaking the local language, took notes on the overall flow of the data collection, non-verbal communication and when necessary asked participants to clarify some responses.
Mr. Wu is a native Taiwanese and speaks Taiwanese fluently, which could give him an advantage over Mr. Liu in trying to quell anger in the aftermath of the typhoon.
Listen and ask questions - Take advantage of being in a native speaking country, when you hear something you don't understand ask them to explain it!
Eminem, who is a native of Macomb County, has spoken about his love for and devotion to his now 17-year-old daughter, explaining that fatherhood comes first.
My mother is a native Russian who doesn't speak Ukrainian and has never been to a Ukrainian-speaking city.
Dr. Purdy, who now lives in Nanuet, is a native of Britain, and he still speaks with an accent that any character actor who aspires to be cast in a Harry Potter movie would happily copy.
Ouellet is a native speaker of French, and also speaks English, becoming fluent in English after two years.
The questionnaires were administered by "face to face" interviews mainly by the principal researcher who is a native speaker of the local language spoken in the study areas.
Grab a buddy who has a more advanced level of French, or someone who is a native French speaker, and aim to speak nothing but French with them for a day or two over the weekend.
The best way to learn a language is through immersion in a native speaking country.
