Abstract Rooted in the need to confront the pervasive and harmful effect of the myth of the native speaker and affiliated language ideologies, this article shares the findings of a research study conducted in two public Colombian universities. The study examined participants’ self-perceived (non) nativeness as speakers of Spanish and English. Using surveys and interviews within a mixed-method approach, the study found that participants perceived themselves as over-empowered in their being native Spanish speakers. Conversely, as speakers of English, most prospective teachers feared the disadvantages of not achieving native-like abilities, but they were confident in their university programs and their previous experience as English learners to achieve their language learning education goals.

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“我想念的东西”：（非）准教师讲西班牙语和英语的本土性

摘要由于需要面对以母语为母语的人和相关语言意识形态的神话所带来的普遍和有害影响，本文分享了在哥伦比亚的两所公立大学进行的一项研究的发现。这项研究检查了参与者以西班牙语和英语为母语的自我感觉（非自然）。通过采用混合方法进行的调查和访谈，研究发现参与者认为自己以西班牙语为母语的能力过大。相反，作为英语讲者，大多数有前途的老师都担心没有达到类似母语的能力的缺点，但是他们对自己的大学课程和以前作为英语学习者的经验充满信心，以实现他们的语言学习教育目标。