Huang, Y. and Hashim, Azirah (2021) Investigating perceptions of different English accents within an ELF framework: A case study of one university in mainland China. Asian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 7 (2). pp. 186-199. ISSN 23086262,
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The considerable influx of non-native English speakers (NNESs) into the Englishspeaking communities has changed dramatically the development of English language, one of which is the status of native English speaking norms. Today, English is not used for the competence of how close one approximates to native English speakers (NESs), but is more frequently adopted as a lingua franca facilitating a variety of pragmatic undertakings. This research, under the framework of English as a lingua franca (ELF), investigated how different English accents were perceived and appropriated as identity markers by university students in mainland China and to what extent their perceptions were under the influence of the emergent ELF environment. Drawing on data from a comparatively large-scale online questionnaire, this article reports ambivalence about participants' attitudes toward different English accents and a dilemma about projecting their L1 identity. It also suggests a replacement of the current teaching paradigm to reflect better the changing configuration of English language around the world. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Accent; Attitude; China; English as a lingua franca; Identity |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics P Language and Literature > PE English |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Languages and Linguistics |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2023 07:40 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2023 04:27 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/36106 |
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