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teach it." If this were to be assumed, then anyone who has a garden is a competent
farmer," or everybody who has a home can construct it."
The most important thing at the beginning of a course is for someone to stimulate
the interest of the students in the language, and to offer the information in the right way.
However, an instructor who has discovered an equilibrium between style and substance
is crucial for advanced language students. In addition, formal education, often university
education or other types of credentials like TESOL or TEFL, is required to be a
professional teacher in most countries.