I would suggest that lots of people not born in the country of origin of a particular language can develop fluidity and indeed expertise about the grammar, diction, context,
and lots of other factors about that language but they would still not be called a “native” speaker as that describes someone born in the country of that language. If I can use an example if I may, my father came from India and was a native Bengal speaker
but lived in the UK for 45 years of his life and had already, before he arrived here in 1952, had a thorough grounding in English grammar to the point where he was able to teach me more, sometimes, than my native-speaking White British English Grammar teacher
at my secondary school!!! My father was certainly fluent and that, I presume, is what Dr Sundari Anitha was referring to in her email below isn’t it?
Neil
Neil Sanyal
Social Worker/AMHP
Adult Mental Health New Forest Substance Misuese Social Care Team
Lymington Area Office
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 9YB
Tel: 01590 625120
[log in to unmask]
[log in to unmask]
From: Stephanie De Maesschalck [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 12 July 2018 15:48
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: FW: looking for a native English speaker with good knowledge of the Turkish language
Interesting! To me, as an absolute non-native English speaker it is not always clear when someone is considered “fluent”.
Native however seems clearer. Or am I misstaken here?
I thought it was no longer acceptable to request 'native' speakers of English. I am assuming a 'fluent speaker' would do just as well?
Best wishes from a non-native speaker of English.
School of Social and Political Sciences
College of Social Sciences
From: Health
of minority ethnic and migrant communities <[log in to unmask]>
On Behalf Of Stéphanie De Maesschalck
Sent: 12 July 2018 09:16
To:
[log in to unmask]
Subject: looking for a native English speaker with good knowledge of the Turkish language
My colleague Dr Hakki Demirkapu is looking for a native English speaker with good knowledge of Turkish language, for a translation of a semi-structured
questionnaire for his PhD thesis on advanced care planning in Turkish patients.
I suppose this mailinglist is our best shot of finding that person...
Could you help us out here?
Prof. Dr. Stéphanie De Maesschalck
Onderzoeksgroep Equity in Healthcare
Vakgroep Huisartsgeneeskunde en Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg, UGent
Thinking Ahead about Medical Treatments in Advanced Illness: A qualitative study of barriers and enablers in end-of-life care planning
with patients and families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Great team, say nothing about the Advisory Group but join a team that has been responsible for major steps forward in End-of-Life care
for minority ethnic people.....
see attached, apply soon....
Mark R D Johnson
Emeritus Professor of Diversity in Health & Social Care
Mary Seacole Research Centre / CEEHD
De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH
please use e-mail: telephone messages may not be received
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
--
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
--
To unsubscribe from the MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH list, click the following link:
https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MINORITY-ETHNIC-HEALTH&A=1
*** This email, and any attachments, is strictly confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited.
If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender. If you have a Freedom of Information Request please redirect to the following address 
