Second Language Learners' Attitudes towards English Varieties

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Weimin; Hu, Guiling
Titel	Second Language Learners' Attitudes towards English Varieties
Quelle	In: Language Awareness, 17 (2008) 4, S.342-347 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0965-8416
DOI	10.2167/la479.0
Schlagwörter	Language Variation; Pilot Projects; Second Language Learning; Likert Scales; Language Attitudes; English; North American English; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Listening Comprehension; Student Attitudes; Graduate Students; English (Second Language); Chinese; Native Speakers; Australia; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachenvielfalt; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Likert-Skala; Sprachverhalten; English language; Englisch; Amerikanisches Englisch; Ausland; Hörverständnis; Schülerverhalten; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; China; Chinesen; Muttersprachler; Australien; Großbritannien
Abstract	This pilot project investigates second language (L2) learners' attitudes towards three varieties of English: American (AmE), British (BrE) and Australian (AuE). A 69-word passage spoken by a female speaker of each variety was used. Participants were 30 Chinese students pursuing Masters or Doctoral degrees in the United States, who listened to each of the three recordings and evaluated six language-related qualities and 12 person-related qualities about the three varieties of English on seven-point Likert scales. They also evaluated each speaker's teaching suitability. The results suggest that L2 learners have more positive attitudes towards the varieties of English they have been exposed to, i.e. AmE and BrE. However, their attitudes do not seem to be related to the understandability of the passage delivered by the speakers of the three varieties. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10