Essays about: "World Englishes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words World Englishes.

  1. 1. Is it enough to be understood? A study of teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

    Author : Martin Silva; [2023]
    Keywords : accents; teacher attitudes; pronunciation; English as a lingua franca; World Englishes; nativelikeness; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This study investigates teacher attitudes towards accent in the EFL classroom. The central theoretical base for this study is English as a lingua franca (ELF), which proposes that intelligibility is the key to communication in English between people from different backgrounds. READ MORE

  3. 2. Equally non-native? : Investigating the attitudes of Swedish students towards Swedish and Arabic L2 English speakers

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Alva Liljegren; [2023]
    Keywords : Language attitudes; Verbal guise; ELF; ELT; World Englishes; Sweden.;

    Abstract : The increasing use of English as a lingua franca has led to the emergence of many nonnative varieties, but research indicates that despite the efforts of disciplines such as World Englishes and ELF to elevate the status of these varieties, speakers of native varieties are still valued higher by listeners all over the world. However, few studies have attempted to compare non-native varieties to each other without the presence of a contrasting native variety. READ MORE

  4. 3. Non-Standard Article Use in Pakistani English : An Attitudinal Study

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Ninni Bergström; [2022]
    Keywords : World Englishes; Pakistani English; non-standard article use; language attitudes;

    Abstract : This essay explores Pakistani English teachers’ attitudes towards non-standard article use in Pakistani English. It uses the theories of Kachru (1985), Modiano (1999a, 1999b, 2020) and Schneider (2003, 2007) on World Englishes as well as previous research on Pakistani English. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Navigating the Many Englishes of the World in the Classroom : Teachers’ Attitudes Towards English Accents and How They Work with Accents in the Classroom

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Lovisa Olausson; [2021]
    Keywords : Accents;

    Abstract : According to the curriculum for upper secondary school, various English accents should be introduced. However, it does not state what accents and how these should be introduced. Both American and British English have had a historical stronghold in Sweden, with both having been preferred in previous curriculums. READ MORE