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- Title
An Investigation of Learners' Attitudes towards Pronunciation and Emerging Varieties of English in Outer and Expanding Circle Countries.
- Authors
Monfared, Abbas; Najjarbaghseyah, Rasool
- Abstract
Considering the pluricentricity of English language and more orientation towards intelligibility in multilingual and multicultural contexts, this article presents an attempt to explore 480 Outer Circle (OC) and Expanding Circle (EC) learners' attitudes towards pronunciation and varieties of English within the framework of global Englishes. Adopting a questionnaire accompanied by interviews with some participants, the analysis shows the degree to which acceptance of pronunciation and pluricentricity of English vary among learners. In particular, the EC participants' exonormativity was found to be greater. The results also highlight the concept of "identity" and nativism myth which shows native-like preference anchors more in EC learners' attitudes compared to OC participants. This article argues that English learners must be made aware of the realities of today's English and global English ownership which can be really helpful to instigate a paradigm shift in language learning to make sure that it is reflective of how English functions globally and all varieties of English in different cultures are respected.
- Subjects
STUDENT attitudes; ENGLISH language; INTELLIGIBILITY of speech; PRONUNCIATION; ENGLISH language in foreign countries; LINGUISTIC context
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2008-5494
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22111/IJALS.2023.7568