Yuko Goto Butler
How Are Nonnative?English?Speaking Teachers Perceived by Young Learners?
University of Pennsylvania
current study examined effects korean elementary school teachers accents students listening comprehension also examined students attitudes toward teachers americanaccented english native speaker model koreanaccented english nonnative speaker model matchedguised technique used korean american individual recorded texts americanaccented english koreanaccented english study randomly assigned 312 grade 6 korean students listen one two recorded oral texts comprehension examined next students listened accentedenglish tapes attitudes toward two speakers fact speaker examined although popular belief appears assume nonnative accented english would produce negative effect students oral skills results failed find differences student performance terms comprehension however korean children thought americanaccented english guise better pronunciation relatively confident use english would focus fluency accuracy would use less korean english class students also expressed preference americanaccented english guise english teacher