ERIC Number: EJ1267677
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 27
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Perceptions of Thai Undergraduate Students toward the Asian English Accents on Listening Comprehension
Sangnok, Parinda; Jaturapitakkul, Natjiree
rEFLections, v26 n2 p24-50 Jul-Dec 2019
Perceptions in English accents are of paramount importance to understand the use of English language in communication nowadays. Asian English accents recently become a trend of real communicative environment that Thai learners are getting more acquainted for work and socialize. Thus, this study aimed to investigate 152 first-year Thai undergraduate students' perceptions toward the three Asian English accents on listening comprehension, namely Filipino, Singaporean, and Indian. The instruments were a set of questionnaires and a listening comprehension test to reveal the compatibility between the participants' listening comprehension and their perceptions toward the three Asian accents. It was found that the Thai students initially had more positive perception toward Indian accent on account of its clarity and comprehension than the other two accents. However, regardless of familiarity, the test scores of better comprehensions belonged to the Filipino and Singaporean accents respectively. This shows the contradiction of their perceptions and their listening comprehension. This study could help to raise teachers' awareness in highlighting the importance of accent variations among learners of English and preparing for a new instructional paradigm.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Listening Comprehension, English (Second Language), Pronunciation, Language Variation, Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Thai, Asians, Indians, Language Tests, Scores, Familiarity, Second Language Instruction, Language Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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