Native Speaker teacher or non-native speaker teacher

       From my point of view,  to become a suitable teacher of a foreign language, both native or non-native teachers should have gone through the process of learning at least one language.  It would be even better if native speakers could speak the language of their students.
      About non-native speakers, they should be aware of their weaknesses and if they have resources as cd's, dvd's and the internet they should use them often enough in order to make sure their students are exposed to real situations in which native speakers are involved. If they don't have access to IT's they can always use a dictionary, read phonetics before each lesson and make sure they pronounce the target words of each teaching unit properly.
      Personally I think that what makes a good teacher is not their mother tongue but their interest, responsibility and willingness to help students.   Along with energy and will to learn without stop.  How can we make students study if we don't study ourselves?