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OVERCOMING LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND STEREOTYPES
Stereotypes and misconceptions in the recruiting process can cause minorities to failunnecessarily. Some of the danger areas include: ____ 1. Too many people believe that a heavy foreign accent signals that the speaker isuneducated, unassimilated into American culture, a member of a lowsocioeconomic group, and ignorant of English vocabulary and grammar. Theonly thing a foreign accents tells about the person is that he or she is bilingual. ____ 2. It is a common misconception that a person who does not speak English wellalso does not understand English well. The truth is that it is much easier tounderstand English than it is to speak it. ____ 3. For most individuals who are not fluent in more than one language, there is anassumption that once vocabulary and grammar are learned, the person willunderstand what is being said. However, the truth is that there is much more tounderstanding a language than a basic knowledge of vocabulary and grammar.Pronunciation is much harder in all languages than grammar and vocabulary.English is one of the hardest languages to speak, especially for those whosenative tongue does not have Germanic and romantic roots like English. ____ 4. English is a very difficult language in that it has sounds other languages lack;spelling is irregular; there are many subtleties which are very hard for non-native to understand initially; and English uses many idioms that do not makeany sense to the non-English speaker. ____ 5. It may appear that some non-native speakers are rude, speak too loudly, or aredemanding. The reality is that English contains many softening phrases that arenot known to non-native speakers. Cultural and speech practices should not bemistaken for anything other than what they are.In order to be successful recruiting non-native English speakers, utilize the followingtechniques: ____ 1. Understand the non-English speaker’s perspective. ____ 2. Do not make assumptions about the meaning of underdeveloped languageability. ____ 3. Speak slowly, distinctly, simply and concretely. ____ 4. Use familiar words and avoid jargon, slang and idioms. ____ 5. Allow pauses, do not talk too much and be organized in your speech.
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