Sökning: "World Englishes"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 20 uppsatser innehållade orden World Englishes.

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

    L3-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

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

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

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

    Kandidat-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Cendela Baptiste; [2022]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

  7. 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

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Karlstads universitet

    Författare :Lovisa Olausson; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Accents;

    Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER