The judg mental doctor strikes again. I think his education and experiences are more "suspect" than the original poster's message is.

I think your listening comprehension skills are suspect.

Anyone living in an urban area in Canada is familiar with an international cast of English as 2nd language speakers and will easily understand your students or promptly negotiate meaning with them. Backwoods Canadians only speak Moose anyway, eh keener?

Chinese teachers are manic about pronunciation and do an adequate job in teaching that
language component. Most FTs are clueless about teaching pronunciation...