Essays about: "British English and American English Pronunciation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words British English and American English Pronunciation.

  1. 1. “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

  3. 2. Pronunciation Teaching in the Swedish EFL Classroom

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

    Author : Sigrid Andersson; [2020]
    Keywords : English as a Foreign Language; EFL; Pronunciation; Syllabus; Native Speaker Ideal; NS; Native Speaker; Teaching in Sweden;

    Abstract : This essay aims to explore how Swedish teachers of English view the shift from a Native Speaker ideal to English as a Global Language in connection to pronunciation teaching. The essay also aims to explore how the teachers teach this in practice. READ MORE

  4. 3. English pronunciation in Swedish Upper Secondary School Students : A qualitative study of Swedish students’ pronunciation tendencies

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Julia Flisberg; [2018]
    Keywords : pronunciation; swedish students; English; degree project; production; SLA; language learning;

    Abstract : Geographically, Sweden is significantly closer to England as opposed to America, two English speaking countries with two rather different varieties of the language. With regard to Britain’s history of colonization it could be assumed that British English (RP-variety) would be most frequently used globally. READ MORE

  5. 4. Divided by a common language : A comparative study of preferences for, and use of, American and British English vocabulary among students in Swedish upper secondary and tertiary education

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Mattias Bergström; [2016]
    Keywords : American English; British English; EFL; variety preference; variety use;

    Abstract : This comparative study aims to discover and demonstrate the potential division in preferences for, and use of, AmE and BrE vocabulary by examining the possible influence of variety shift, motivation, gender, and language contact among 181 EFL students in one upper secondary school and one university in Sweden. Accordingly, the material, a questionnaire, was distributed to probe the preferences and potential inclination factors through solicitation of background information and personal attitudes towards English. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish Student Preferences Concerning the use of Native Speaker Norm English in Classroom Teaching

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

    Author : Sara Engelin; [2016]
    Keywords : native speaker norm English; Swedish English; English learning; attitudes; variants;

    Abstract : This study is based on a previous study made by Ivor Timmis (2002). It explores how important Swedish students find learning English to be and to what extent Swedish student want to conform to native speaker English now that it has become a global language with a multitude of common variants. READ MORE