Attitudes Toward African–American Vernacular English: A US Export to Japan?

Cargile, Aaron Castelán; Takai, Jiro; Rodríguez, José I.

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“…When the ratings for the three L1 English speakers were compared, the speaker of standard United States English (Mid-West US English) was evaluated much less positively. This finding is broadly compatible with the results of previous language attitude research undertaken amongst listeners from the US (Buck, 1968), Japan (Cargile, Takai and Rodriguez, 2006;McKenzie, 2010) and Malaysia/Indonesia (Tan and Castelli, 2013), who also downgraded speakers of standard US English on warmth/solidarity traits. …”

Section: Speaker Evaluationssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…As discussed above, this finding is broadly compatible with the results of studies conducted in other Asian contexts, where L1 speakers of both standard and non-standard varieties of English speakers were also evaluated most positively. Whilst high levels of warmth were expressed towards the speakers of Scottish English and Southern English, the speaker of the standard US form of English was rated less favourably -a pattern consistent with the judgements of English language users from other areas of Asia (Cargile et al, 2006;Tan and Castelli, 2013) -perhaps indicating that Thai students hold ambivalent attitudes towards the dominant political and economic influence which speakers of standard forms of US English hold both within Thailand and in other Asian countries (see McKenzie, 2010).…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Much of this research has been conducted amongst university students in Japan (see McKenzie, 2008aMcKenzie, , 2010McKenzie and Gilmore, 2015 early view;Cargile, Takai and Rodriguez, 2006;Sasayama, 2013) and the results again point to the differentiation of language attitudes within status and social attractiveness dimensions. Taken together, the findings of these studies have revealed that Japanese users tend to evaluate L1 English varieties, and especially forms of English spoken in the US, most positively in terms of status.…”

Section: Social Judgments Of Linguistic Variation In L2 English-speakmentioning

confidence: 98%

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The competence and warmth of Thai students’ attitudes towards varieties of English: the effect of gender and perceptions of L1 diversity

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Kitikanan

Boriboon

2015

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Previous language attitude research indicates that presenting speech forms allows listeners to index information about and attach social meaning to the perceived group(s) of speakers. Despite the volume of research undertaken elsewhere in Asia, there appear to be no indepth studies investigating Thai nationals' evaluations of specific varieties of English speech. This large-scale study examines 204 Thai university students' attitudes towards forms of UK, US, Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Indian English, provided by highly proficient female speakers. The study also examines the extent to which Thai students' perceptions of linguistic diversity in their L1 and their gender affect their attitudes. Multivariate analysis demonstrated UK, US and Thai English speech was ranked significantly higher than other Asian forms of English, for competence and warmth, attitudinal dimensions consistent with recent findings in social cognition. Further analysis indicated females and those most positive towards L1 variation expressed significantly higher levels of ingroup loyalty towards Thai English speakers. The findings are compared and contrasted with the results of equivalent studies undertaken in other Asian contexts and, given recent cutting-edge research in social cognition confirming the primacy of warmth judgements, calls for language attitude researchers to consider speaker warmth ratings more fully in future studies.

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Section: General Discussion and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 62%

Section: Social Judgments Of Linguistic Variation In L2 English-speakmentioning

confidence: 98%

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The competence and warmth of Thai students’ attitudes towards varieties of English: the effect of gender and perceptions of L1 diversity

McKenzie

Kitikanan

Boriboon

2015

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“…Language attitude, which is considered to be latent, has been traditionally assessed by the participants’ evaluative response to accent heard in different varieties of English, namely, participants are asked to judge them based on terms such as intelligibility, endorsement, competence, and social attractiveness (Cargile et al 2006; Jenkins 2007; McKenzie 2008a). The present study adopted a 12‐item questionnaire designed to explore Asian students’ self‐assessment of their own English.…”

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“…This complex process of recognizing a language variety is also found in their evaluative response to native varieties of English. Although previous studies have revealed that Japanese users appear to endorse a native variety, in particular American English, Cargile et al's (2006) research showed that their judgment is based on their stereotype of NSs mediated through education and exposure to media such as American TV dramas and movies. The Japanese college students in their study evaluated African‐American vernacular English less favorably than mainstream US English.…”

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Asian varieties of English: Attitudes towards pronunciation

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According to previous studies, Japanese EFL learners who wish to acquire American or British English pronunciation are reluctant to speak their L1-accented English. In view of this tendency, the present study examined the attitudes of Asian learners toward their L1-accented English. University students from Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia evaluated their English pronunciation by responding to a questionnaire. The results of the survey revealed the extent to which their acceptance of their English accents differs: the Malaysian students highly valued their accented English, while the Japanese and Koreans disapproved of their own varieties of English and indicated their preference for native English pronunciation. In particular, the Japanese participants' negative attitude toward their Japanese-accented English was found to be the greatest among the three groups. The distinct trend among the groups will be discussed with consideration of the historical and political backgrounds in the societies which might have impacted on the process of constructing L2 learners' language identity. These backgrounds should have a substantial influence on current educational policy and social actions in each country. Finally, pedagogical implications for English education in Japan will be argued discussed.

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Attitudes Toward African–American Vernacular English: A US Export to Japan?

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The competence and warmth of Thai students’ attitudes towards varieties of English: the effect of gender and perceptions of L1 diversity

The competence and warmth of Thai students’ attitudes towards varieties of English: the effect of gender and perceptions of L1 diversity

Asian varieties of English: Attitudes towards pronunciation

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