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The myth of the native speaker - Coggle Diagram
The myth of the native speaker
Standard English
goal: promote intelligibilty
American English vs. British English vs. Australian English...
written English
language variation
Accents (reflect identities)
students need to be made aware of variation for listening comprehension
language forms identities
tension between intelligibility and the need for identity
intelligibility very important
accents etc. are not a problem as long as the person speaking is intelligible
comprehension vs. production
standard english is good for production but students also need to practice comprehension in order to understand spoken language and foster their communicative abilities
focus on grammar
vocabulary is difficult to learn
need structural learning techniques
"there was never a native speaker"
languages always derive from other languages and so on
tolerance and respect is becoming increasingly important
when it comes to teaching, knowledge of a language is more important than being a native speaker of the language
in order to be able to learn a new language, there is not only a need for motivation but also a need for OPPORTUNITY