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Title
Euro-English: a debate and its implications for teaching English as a foreign language
Description
ABSTRACT This thesis investigates the acceptability of a new variety of English among the English teaching community in Germany. A number of linguists claim there is a new variety of English developing in continental Europe, also known as Euro-English. Their research has surfaced multiple features that are unique to European speakers of English. Twenty-one teachers participated in a survey. They answered a questionnaire consisting of two parts. Part one investigates the background of the teachers, their attitudes towards different varieties of English, and their awareness of the research regarding Euro-English. Part two tests the acceptability of ten features that have been claimed to be specific for mainland Europeans. Results of this study reveal that there is little awareness of non-native varieties and many find it hard to accept the features of Euro-English. However, the teachers show a genuine interest in this topic. Where there is a general preference in holding on to the guidelines of standard norms, many comments indicate that teachers think about issues of identity and how their teaching could be affected by a broader scope that exceeds traditional methods.
Date Created
2012
Contributors
- Raack, Christine (Author)
- Gelderen, Elly van (Thesis advisor)
- Adams, Karen (Committee member)
- Ghanem, Carla (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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Resource Type
Extent
iv, 132 p. : 1 map
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.14587
Statement of Responsibility
by Christine Raack
Description Source
Retrieved on Dec. 5, 2012
Level of coding
full
Note
thesis
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2012
bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-122)
Field of study: Linguistics
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