American English vs. British English

Autor/in	Shahheidaripour, Gholamabbass
Titel	American English vs. British English
Quelle	(1997), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Sociolinguistics; Language Proficiency; Foreign Countries; Language Teachers; North American English; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; English Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziolinguistik; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ausland; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Amerikanisches Englisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English language lessons; Teacher; Teachers; Englischunterricht; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	The present study, using a totally direct method, investigates, within the framework of sociolinguistics and foreign language teaching in Iran, whether teachers of English prefer British or American variety of English language, and whether their preference corresponds to their performance on a related test. Thirty Iranian English language teachers participated in this study voluntarily. A 20-item test was administered. The results indicated that 73.3% of the teachers preferred American English to British English, while correct performance rate was 63.4% to 59.4%. Thus, it can be inferred, even if most of the teachers prefer one variety to the other; they are not as proficient as it is required. Survey instrument is appended. (Author).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10