GLOBAL ENGLISH ACCENTS AND NON-NATIVE ENGLISH TEACHERS
The article is a theoretical study of the issue of non-native English speakers and, in particular, nonnative English teachers’ accent peculiarities and whether these can be an obstacle for employing the latter as teachers of EFL (English as a Foreign Language taught in non-English-speaking countrie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Alfred Nobel University Publisher
2021-12-01
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| Series: | Vìsnik Unìversitetu ìmenì Alʹfreda Nobelâ: Serìâ Pedagogìka ì Psihologiâ |
| Online Access: | https://pedpsy.duan.edu.ua/images/PDF/2021/2/31.pdf |
| Summary: | The article is a theoretical study of the issue of non-native English speakers and, in particular, nonnative English teachers’ accent peculiarities and whether these can be an obstacle for employing the latter
as teachers of EFL (English as a Foreign Language taught in non-English-speaking countries) or ESL (English
as a Second Language taught in English-speaking countries). In the paper, an attempt is made to prove that,
under certain conditions, such accent peculiarities can be considered not as qualified non-native English
teachers’ shortcomings but as an asset of a kind. In that respect, the notion of global English accents is
introduced, which are considered as normative accents for English as an international, or rather global/
planetary, language of international/intercultural communication taught to all the learners of EFL and ESL.
It is claimed that special measures should be taken for the native and non-native speakers of English to
become accustomed and adapted to hearing such diverse accents quite frequently even in their home
countries. Both the native and non-native English speakers the world over need to be taught and get
accustomed to perceive the global English accents as something totally normal and acceptable as long
as they do not make communication in English incomprehensible or comprehensible with difficulty. The
advantages of non-English teachers with their accent peculiarities are discussed when teaching English
not only to EFL but ESL students as well, and it is shown that they can be a great help in inuring both nonnative and native speakers of English to hearing the variety of global English accents. It is indicated that
relevant training and mutual cooperation of both non-native and native teachers of English is required for
achieving this goal. |
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| ISSN: | 2522-4115 2522-9133 |