Professors and TAs with heavy foreign accents

sweetlacecharm
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:08:11 +0000

They’re in America in that position and due to an inability to speak our language, English, fail miserably at this task

Just because a professor or a TA has a heavy foreign accent does not mean that they are unable to speak English. I have had classes with professors who have heavy foreign accents (my history professor this quarter has a heavy Korean accent when he speaks), yet they have an excellent grasp of the English language and its grammar, which is proven in how they write and convey information through their slides and handouts.

Also, there is nothing wrong with professors who have strong accents. Perhaps it’s because I’ve been raised in a multicultural environment where I hear English spoken by both natives and foreigners, but I can usually understand what they’re saying. Sometimes they might be vague about some things, but I’ve never had the problem of not being able to understand a single word of a professor with a foreign background.