Hello,
I was wondering if any one out there has any recommendations for text books that offer 'World English' accents in their listening sections? I have a student who is Intermediate-Mid and is looking to work on listening/speaking skills that incorporates world English.
Thanks so much in advance.
Best,
Melissa
World English Text Book?
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Hi Melissa, and welcome to the forums! I suspect that 'World English' is still very much an artificial construct (that nobody really speaks) from idealists (and I don't mean that in a negative sense!), so probably the best you'll be able to do is expose your student to the wide range of English-speaking accents (using YouTube etc). But what with the prestige and respect still apparently given to core native-speaking varieties (British, American English), I doubt if there are (m)any publishers who've released textbooks dealing with even the range of English-speaking accents (let alone a 'World English'). Which just leaves the theoretical-polemical works by the likes of Jennifer Jenkins (of The Phonology of English as an International Language fame - search Google for 'jenkins phonology' ) to pore over and perhaps use in your own teaching of acceptable (to other non-natives especially, versus the native so-called "perfect") pronunciation.
Sorry that I haven't been of much help, and please tell us if you manage to find any resources that are more like what you wanted!
Sorry that I haven't been of much help, and please tell us if you manage to find any resources that are more like what you wanted!
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Ooh, just spotted this on Amazon (whilst reading reviews of Jenkins' books):
http://www.amazon.com/World-Englishes-P ... pd_sim_b_4 (World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching, by Andy Kirkpatrick (Paperback with Audio CD))
Note the plural though! (-es) (Edit: But then, you did say "'World English' accents", I've only just noticed! (I didn't quite see the word 'accents' before )).
http://www.amazon.com/World-Englishes-P ... pd_sim_b_4 (World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching, by Andy Kirkpatrick (Paperback with Audio CD))
Note the plural though! (-es) (Edit: But then, you did say "'World English' accents", I've only just noticed! (I didn't quite see the word 'accents' before )).
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, fluffy! I have actually heard of World Englishes before (my prof. uses it for his 'Politics of Global English' course and he raves about it!).
I guess I'm trying to find a book that incorporates more 'English' listening in it due to the fact that I am skype teaching my student. Youtubes are a wonderful way to look at accents and dialects, but I wonder how I would introduce those over skype. Any thoughts?
Thank you again for your thoughtful ideas!
Best,
Melissa
I guess I'm trying to find a book that incorporates more 'English' listening in it due to the fact that I am skype teaching my student. Youtubes are a wonderful way to look at accents and dialects, but I wonder how I would introduce those over skype. Any thoughts?
Thank you again for your thoughtful ideas!
Best,
Melissa
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