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'non-native speaker' is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who does not have the same first language as the person they are talking to or writing for. For example, "My teacher is a non-native speaker of English, so she is very patient when helping us with pronunciation."
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"The majority of communication in English in the world is now between non-native speaker and non-native speaker," says Lo Bianco.
Coming up with a good reason for a non-native speaker to brave these complexities isn't easy.
'To be a native speaker means not to be a non-native speaker.' Second Language Research, 20(2), 166-87.
So be willing to explore and share with a non-native speaker, and you can also benefit from that interaction.
John H Perkins, Kensington, California, US Absolutely – how else can a non-native speaker ever realistically have enough time to learn German?
Like Alfonso Cuarón's space epic, Everest is also an English-language drama directed by a non-native speaker and using 3D technology.
Simply put, if you force a non-native speaker to speak English it makes it very difficult to sell to them.
Riddley Walker's landscapes were made more real by being a non-native speaker in crowded trains, by whole days going by without conversing with anyone.
One theory is that as a non-native speaker he was considered not Welsh enough in Wales – but was regarded as too Welsh by the English.
To a non-native speaker, the accents may not make a difference: the actors speak Spanish and you can read the subtitles.
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ESP academic writing, especially postgraduate dissertation writing, is a formidable task for Non Native Speaker (NNS) students.
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