Lusophile
Member
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2011
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Ireland
- Current Location
- Portugal
I have recently started teaching English in Portugal where I reside. The language school I am working for have provided me with some course ware material. The cds which this course use Received Pronunciation (Queen's English, posh south east of England accent etc etc.). I guess we all have our preferences for different accents but I really don't like the way this accent seems to be the accepted one to teach British English. It's not as if the majority of even English people speak in this way. I would say not much more than 5%.
So...Is there any courseware with cds done that include a range of British and maybe Irish accents? It would be nice to keep it real - instead of playing students cds with a posh South East of England accent when in reality the vast majority of native English speakers speak nothing like this!
So...Is there any courseware with cds done that include a range of British and maybe Irish accents? It would be nice to keep it real - instead of playing students cds with a posh South East of England accent when in reality the vast majority of native English speakers speak nothing like this!