Naslov
English language diversity in Croatian grammar schools: A study on EFL teachers and students’ familiarity with and tolerance of English language varieties

Autori
Drljača Margić, Branka ; Kovačević, Iva

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
English as the lingua franca of the modern world: New challenges for academia (Knjižica sažetaka) / Vogel, Radek - Brno : Masaryk University, 2012, 9-9

ISBN
978-80-210-5946-7

Skup
5th Brno Conference on Linguistics Studies in English. English as the Lingua Franca of the Modern World: New Challenges for Academia

Mjesto i datum
Brno, Češka Republika, 17.09.2012. - 18.09.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
native English varieties ; non-native English varieties ; English language teaching

Sažetak
The authors of the present paper conducted the first investigation into Croatian grammar school EFL teachers and students’ familiarity with different English language varieties, as well as the teachers’ inclination to familiarise their students with them. They also enquired into their tolerance of features that do not conform to native speaker norms as normatively accepted in English as an international language. The sample comprised 17 teachers and 122 students, who were asked to fill in a questionnaire. Findings of the study suggest that teachers are far more familiar with native, primarily American and British, than non-native varieties, and familiarise their students accordingly. In addition, they believe that only native varieties should be taught about to a greater extent. Students have rarely been exposed to varieties of English (apart from American and British) ; nevertheless, they are willing to learn (more) about them, but outside the classroom. Regarding English for international communication, 88% of teachers hold that it should be based on American and/or British English, and do not tolerate the use of morphosyntax which does not correspond to native speaker norms. Students, on the other hand, are split evenly when it comes to tolerating morphosyntactic features such as she look or informations.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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