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      Teaching a Foreign Language? Best Teach in the Accent of the Listener
      Submitted by Duncan M on 17 February, 2010 - 08:45

      Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the 'original' accent of that language, shows a new study from the University of Haifa. The study was published in the Journal of Psycholinguistic Research Read More

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      Re: Teaching a foreign language?
      Submitted on 6 July, 2011 - 09:31

      Just encourage students to speak English in an accent-neutral style, and uses a mixture of tools that include e-learning, accent samples and records of conversations with clients. But do the emphasis on "learning through practice.

      And having a working-class accent is considered even worse, with more than eight out 10 - 86 per cent - of those polled feeling it was a disadvantage in business , while 64 per cent believed a neutral accent gave you a strong advantage.