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Sashadroogie

Just musing to myself here, so pay no attention. A thought struck me. I remember a colleague of mine chuckling away to himself while he was telling an EFL story. It was about how a group of students in a school he worked with had all somehow managed to pick up elements of the accent of their teacher, who was from Glasgow or Belfast somewhere.

My question, I suppose, is why this should be funny. I mean, I agree, it can be fuuny to see exotic foreign students speaking English with a broad accent from somewhere off the beaten track. I am as guilty as anyone. But doesn't this really reveal how we ourselves condescendingly view the native speakers with these accents? Which is why the notion of them teaching students and hearing the students' resulting accent comes across as amusing, isn't it? Coz, like our accents are just perfect...

Ah, I need another drink today... Cannot write coherently...

What do posters think of these clips, anyway?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfoU06-2aZs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFoAuKm-f64

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJ4ewDfxAO0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW5ofmG1B_U

johnslat · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:56 am Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

Sorry, could you repeat that? I wasn't paying attention.

Regards,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:20 pm Post subject:

Dear Johnslat

Ssshhh! I am having a ramble. I'm in the cathedral of my mind. Lofty spires. Domed transepts. Frescoes depicting my glory. Hummm? What?

Best wishes

Dreamy Sasha

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

http://www.tomleonard.co.uk/main-publications/intimate-voices/the-six-oclock-news.html

Sashadroogie · Posted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 4:19 am Post subject:

Interesting clip, Scot. Thanks.

teacheratlarge · Joined: 17 Nov 2011 Posts: 192 Location: Japan

Sashadroogie · Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:12 pm Post subject:

That is very interesting. SO, SO interesting. Do tell us more...

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

If press reports are to be believed, Uday Hussein never lost the fairly heavy Yorkshire accent he picked up from his English teacher at school.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:23 pm Post subject:

Doubt too many people scoffed at him for it though:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Fiykvklbs

HLJHLJ · Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 1218 Location: Ecuador

Not in public, I would imagine.