> All right, I can see your point. But, I'm still not sure I > agree with it. I think a lot of the reason people focus on > language skills is that it's an easy way to cover up our > xenophobia. And, as much as I hate to, I'll be the first to > admit that I find it more difficult to work with someone who > has ESL. But, I also think that someone that has ESL brings a > lot to the table as far as fostering respect for diversity. > The person in question has stated that English is not his > first language. To be fluent in a two languages speaks to > this person's intelligence. I strongly doubt he's some stupid > guy who blundered his way into the position.
Our main contacts at one of our clients is an ESLer - he's a very intelligent guy, some some Englishisms and Americanisms just go straight over his head It's funny trying to explain the simplest things to him, yet he completely understands other REALLY complex things immediately... I suppose it's cultural things that can cause the most problems - if they've never encountered certain situations, then they can seem "thick" about stuff Of course, the way around all situations with anyone who doesn't have English as a first language is to speak VERY LOUDLY AND VERY SLOWLY until they understand <g> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
