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Native and Non-Native Models in Elt: Advantages, Disadvantages, and the Implications of Accent Parallelism

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Van den Doel R.

Poznań Studies in Contemporary Linguistics

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2010

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vol. 46

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issue 3

349-365

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As a response to the diversification of Englishes into a great many native and non-native varieties, scholars such as Kirkpatrick (2007: 195) have proposed that "context and learner needs" should decide whether native or non-native models are adopted in ELT. However, an analysis of some of the arguments used in Kirkpatrick (2007) and Jenkins (2000, 2007) suggests that they have overemphasised the importance of non-native models, without giving due consideration to those Expanding Circle contexts where native models would be equally, or perhaps even more, appropriate. It will be suggested that a thorough examination of learners' needs and aspirations in different local contexts reveals that these too are actually subject to diversification. In particular, it is important for those learners who prefer to continue to refer to native-speaker models (without necessarily attempting to attain native-speaker targets) to be aware of their interlocutors' attitudes to stigmatised accent features - especially in those cases where parallels exist between native and non-native realisations (e.g. the absence of dental fricatives). Research by Van den Doel (2006) indicates that attitudes to these stigmatised accent features are difficult to predict, and that it would therefore be undesirable to recommend their general use in any pronunciation models.

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Non-Native Attitudes to /θ/ and /ð/: A European Case Study

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Van Den Doel R., Pinget A.-F. C. H., Quené H., Utrecht University U., Utrecht University U., Utrecht University U., Van Den Doel R. w. z. v. u. n., Pinget A.-F. C. H. a. c. h. p. u. n., Quené H. h. q. u. n.

Research in Language

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2018

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vol. 16

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issue 4

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This paper investigates the evaluation of the English sounds /θ/ and /ð/ as produced by European non-native speakers. Using the data from a larger web survey, we compared the error judgements by different native and non-native users of English. This was done to establish whether there is any normative convergence among European non-native speakers, or if this was counteracted by other patterns, such as the presence or absence of these sounds in their L1s. Our analysis shows that while European non-native judges do not differ consistently from native-speakers in their judgements, there are also subtle differences between different groups of non-native speakers, implying that we should be careful not to generalise across groups about non-native attitudes to these sounds.

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Non-Native Attitudes to /θ/ and /ð/: A European Case Study

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van den Doel R., Pinget A.-F. C. H., Quené H.

Research in Language

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2018

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vol. 16

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issue 4

407-427

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This paper investigates the evaluation of the English sounds /θ/ and /ð/ as produced by European non-native speakers. Using the data from a larger web survey, we compared the error judgements by different native and non-native users of English. This was done to establish whether there is any normative convergence among European non-native speakers, or if this was counteracted by other patterns, such as the presence or absence of these sounds in their L1s. Our analysis shows that while European non-native judges do not differ consistently from native-speakers in their judgements, there are also subtle differences between different groups of non-native speakers, implying that we should be careful not to generalise across groups about non-native attitudes to these sounds.

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Native and Non-Native Models in Elt: Advantages, Disadvantages, and the Implications of Accent Parallelism

Non-Native Attitudes to /θ/ and /ð/: A European Case Study

Non-Native Attitudes to /θ/ and /ð/: A European Case Study