Categorizing NESTs as competent and NNESTs as less competent represents an ethical problem, a problem that is illustrated in the fact that most EFL students see the NEST as a white monolingual teacher with a native English accent and believe that no other prototype exists (Filho, 2002). This belief is discriminatory and may be unfair to other qualified and competent NNESTs. As a result, NNESTs tend to have lower self-esteem than NESTs because they feel that their credibility is constantly being judged due to the superior status given to NESTs by the EFL community. In addition, this inaccurate categorization can influence hiring practices in the EFL market, as it may cause a conflict between commercial realities and the equality principle between NESTs and NNESTs (Illés, 1991). Therefore, addressing this problem should minimize the differences between NESTs and NNESTs in terms of job opportunities, promotions and salaries (Canagarajah,1999; Mahboob, 2003). Moreover, it might provide NESTs and NNESTs with even opportunities and allow teachers to be judged according to their individual teaching capabilities and professional knowledge.