Essays about: "different varieties of English"

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  1. 6. Teachers' attitudes toward different English varieties in upper primary school EFL classrooms

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Elisabeth Byers Runberg; [2022]
    Keywords : English as a foreign language; English varieties; upper primary school; teachers attitudes; American English; Australian English; British English; Indian English; Swedish English;

    Abstract : This study investigates teachers' attitudes towards aural recordings and written English from different English varieties in the Swedish upper primary school EFL-classroom. Data from 27 online surveys and four semi-structured interviews are analyzed. The results show that British and American English are the most accepted varitetis. READ MORE

  3. 7. Second language teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward World Englishes : Factors of comprehensibility and accent perception and acceptance

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cendela Baptiste; [2022]
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    Abstract : This study aimed to investigate L2 Swedish teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards WE accents. The results suggest that Swedish language teachers have a positive attitude towards diverse English accents despite showing favoritism towards privileged varieties such as AmE and BrE. READ MORE

  4. 8. World Englishes: Attitude in the Expanding Circle Towards East and Southeast Asian Varieties of English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Laura Ortu; [2021]
    Keywords : Attitude; Asian accented English; comprehensibility; likability; accentedness.;

    Abstract : English has become an essential part in our lives. It is inevitable to formulate an opinion when we meet a new person, and in particular we tend to focus our attention on the way this person speaks. READ MORE

  5. 9. "What Variety Do You Think I Should Use?" : Seven Swedish EFL Teachers' views on language varieties in the classroom

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Antonia Alfredsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Language varieties; Teachers attitudes; Second Language Learning; AmE; BrE;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to gain knowledge about attitudes towards the use of different varieties of English in the classroom from the perspective of seven English teachers in Swedish upper secondary school. The study was carried out through interviews with teachers from different upper secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE

  6. 10. “It is important to understand that there are not just 3 varieties of English” : Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes towards varieties of English

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Maria Chabo; [2021]
    Keywords : accent; attitudes; awareness; English; language; pronunciation; Sweden; upper secondary school; variety.;

    Abstract : The main aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes to varieties of English, especially with a focus on accents. Based on a survey with both open-ended and closed questions, this study is both qualitative and quantitative. READ MORE