NNSE

plural NNSEs

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of non-native speaker of English.

   Flowerdew interviewed the editors of 12 international journals from the fields of ELT and Applied Linguistics in order to find out their attitudes towards contributions from non-native speakers of English (NNSE).

   2012, Ramona Tang, Academic Writing in a Second or Foreign Language: Issues and Challenges Facing ESL/EFL Academic Writers in Higher Education Contexts, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 210

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   As Braj Kachru (1985, 1992, 1996) and others have pointed out, the number of non-native speakers of English (NNSE) in the world has for some time been greater than the number of native speakers, and given the growing number of NNSE ...

   2012, MaryAnn Christison, Denise E. Murray, Leadership in English Language Education: Theoretical Foundations and Practical Skills for Changing Times, Routledge, →ISBN, page 102

   In ELF, native-speaker norms become less relevant. Imagine an international convention held in China where medical experts from various continents gather. Would it matter at all if an NNSE's (non-native speaker of English) pronunciation [were off]?

   2012, Jo McDonough, Christopher Shaw, Materials and Methods in ELT, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 160

   Synonyms: NNES

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of non-native speakers' English.

   Figure 8.1 shows the students' perceptions of the NSE and NNSE varieties in terms of intelligibility. […]

   2016, Noor Azam Haji-Othman, James McLellan, David Deterding, The Use and Status of Language in Brunei Darussalam: A Kingdom of Unexpected Linguistic Diversity, Springer, →ISBN, page 104

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   […] Holliday also argues that the native/nonnative dichotomy that gives rise to negative perceptions of NNSE is a political construction.

   2013, Stephanie Ann Houghton, Damian J. Rivers, Native-Speakerism in Japan: Intergroup Dynamics in Foreign Language Education, Multilingual Matters, →ISBN, page 159