Essays about: "accent in english"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 40 essays containing the words accent in english.

  1. 11. Teachers’ Views on Teaching English Pronunciation : A Phenomenographic Study of Upper-secondary Teachers’ Views and Reported Practices

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Axel Tegnered; Jonas Rentner; [2021]
    Keywords : English pronunciation; pronunciation instruction; pronunciation teaching; teachers’ views on pronunciation; English as a foreign language; language instruction; language skills; intelligibility; comprehensibility; nativeness; pronunciation model;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper-secondary teachers’ views and reported practices regarding pronunciation instruction in the English-as-a-foreign-language classroom. It adopts a mixed-method design, analysing qualitative data collected from a focus-group interview (N=4) and quantitative data collected from an online survey (N=54). READ MORE

  3. 12. Investigating Swedes’ attitudes towards their own and other Swedes’ English accents

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Cornelia Elmelid; [2021]
    Keywords : Accent attitudes; Standard Language Ideology; Social Identity Theory;

    Abstract : Within the sociolinguistic field of accent attitudes, it has often been shown that both native and non-native speakers show preference for certain accents, especially for native varieties. This ‘native speakerism’ can have a negative impact on second language speakers, as the stigmatisation they may experience can hinder their willingness to speak. READ MORE

  4. 13. 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. 14. “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

  6. 15. The Portrayal of the Irish English Accent in Critical Role : From Mollymauk to Lucien, from Taliesin Jaffe to Matthew Mercer

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Jacob Pettersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Irish English; phonetics; acting; Critical Role; accents;

    Abstract : The study aims to investigate the differences between Taliesin Jaffe and Matthew Mercer’s portrayals of a standard Irish English accent in Critical Role in their respective performances of the character Mollymauk/Lucien. Using previous studies on Irish English pronunciation, the presence of each established feature was investigated to find how authentically the actors succeed to produce the accent. READ MORE