PRONUNCIATION TENDENCIES TOWARDS BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH IN EFL TEACHERS IN SERBIA: ARE TEACHERS IMMUNE TO GLOBAL INFLUENCES?
Keywords:
American English (AmE), British English (BrE), EFL teachers, pronunciation tendenciesAbstract
The way we pronounce things has always been a distinguishing mark in terms of social, geographical, historical and cultural characteristics of a certain accent. The authors of this paper have conducted research in order to determine which variety, in terms of pronunciation, is most frequently used in Serbia. The examined group included 50 English language teachers from different parts of Serbia, age (M=35.24, SD=6.06), mainly female, who were tasked with a questionnaire and assessment sheet, specifically designed for this occasion. In analysing the gathered data, descriptive statistics, 2 and t- test were applied, as well as qualitative analysis. To conclude, the results gathered have shown that the formed groups, according to the assessment sheet results, tend to stay within the chosen variety, with the Mix group having great tendency towards American English. Moreover, there is a significant difference between the participants’ subjective view and the assessment sheet results (BrE: p<.05; AmE: p<.01). This difference has appeared dependent on the bivalent influence (BrE: education; AmE: the media).
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Grubor, J., & Hinić, D. (2011). PRONUNCIATION TENDENCIES TOWARDS BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH IN EFL TEACHERS IN SERBIA: ARE TEACHERS IMMUNE TO GLOBAL INFLUENCES?. Nasleđe, 8(17), 299–310. Retrieved from http://35.189.211.7/index.php/nasledje/article/view/338
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