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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 engelskaSammanfattning : 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
2. Second language teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward World Englishes : Factors of comprehensibility and accent perception and acceptance
Kandidat-uppsats, Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : 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
3. GA and RP accents in a verbal guise test: A questionnaire-based study of Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : The aim of this study is to use a verbal guise test to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ language attitudes toward GA and RP. While research has been conducted on this topic before, few studies have incorporated all three cognitive, affective and conative components of the mentalist approach to language attitude, and even fewer with younger student participants, which are two components the present study included. LÄS MER
4. The Influence of Teacher Beliefs on Classroom Practices in English Pronunciation Teaching
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Sammanfattning : This study aims to explore teacher beliefs on accents in the classroom and how they affect classroom practices as well as the teachers views on the LFC approach. Furthermore, the study investigates whether there exists a possible disconnect between teachers and the Swedish National Agency for Education when it comes to deciding what approach to take when teaching English pronunciation. LÄS MER
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 universitetSammanfattning : 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