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      Attitudes to English teachers' accents in the Arabian Gulf

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      Author(s)
      Buckingham, L.
      Date
      2014
      Source Title
      International Journal of Applied Linguistics
      Print ISSN
      0802-6106
      Publisher
      Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
      Volume
      24
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      50 - 73
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      While the spread of English as a lingua franca has led to calls for multidialectal competence, EFL learners often still consider inner circle native English speaker (NES) pronunciation as their learning goal, and may profess a preference for particular teachers based on their NES or non-native English speaker (NNES) status. This study investigates whether a teacher’s NES/ NNES status may affect Omani students’ level of confidence towards the teacher. Using an adapted matched-guise technique with almost 350 students, the study reveals a preference for speakers and accents students understand to be from the UK, although students also responded favourably to Arabic native speakers. Where the NES/NNES variable remained constant, no significant difference in student’s ratings of the teacher was found.
      Keywords
      Language attitudes
      Accents
      Pronunciation
      Gulf countries
      English as a lingua franca
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/13082
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ijal.12058
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