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Can I participate if I went to a Canadian university? o_o;
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5 star'd for the clever title
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Oh man, I never had any problem with lecturers like that in university, but just about everyone else I knew did.
Responses to this survey wouldn't be the most scientific though, Team Liquid respondents wouldn't exactly be a random sample.
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On July 25 2012 01:09 OpticalShot wrote:
Can I participate if I went to a Canadian university? o_o;
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Going to instead of went, same question tho.
Also, from my own experience it doesn't really matter as long as i can understand them and their teaching style is something i like.
PS to all future profs, i like pictures =P
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On July 25 2012 01:12 WirelessWaffle wrote:Show nested quote +On July 25 2012 01:09 OpticalShot wrote:
Can I participate if I went to a Canadian university? o_o; ^ Going to instead of went, same question tho. Also, from my own experience it doesn't really matter as long as i can understand them and their teaching style is something i like. PS to all future profs, i like pictures =P
Pictures definitely help when English isn't the profs first language.
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I'm not too picky, honestly, I know what limitations this study will have. It doesn't have to be very scientific either. Just... do the survey please :D Thank you guys!! I guess Canada is techincally America... North America...
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On July 25 2012 01:19 lilsusie wrote:
I'm not too picky, honestly, I know what limitations this study will have. It doesn't have to be very scientific either. Just... do the survey please :D Thank you guys!! I guess Canada is techincally America... North America...
Hmm I don't know if including Canada is a good idea, they have two languages after all, so they are probably more tolerant towards different accents.
Good luck with your dissertation! :D
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You only want current though right, not people who previously attended?
Edit - Never mind clicked through to view it and saw that one of the questions is what grade level you are at. Good luck 
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As a german student who heard lectures in english, non-native english, german and non-native german and it seems that people didn't care as long as they understood everything. When it comes to "making fun" about people, we think german accents such as a the bavarian one, have way more potential since those people lived their lifes in Germany and talk weird.
But most of the time the student aren't bothered by it (as long as they understand the lecturer). And we never ever think that someone who was born in another country has to be perfect in german or english, so we try to ignore the accents as much as we can.
I didn't participate in your survey because you don't want though ;_;
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How do you write 250-400pages about the influence of accents on students at a university O.o
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On July 25 2012 01:19 lilsusie wrote:
I'm not too picky, honestly, I know what limitations this study will have. It doesn't have to be very scientific either. Just... do the survey please :D Thank you guys!! I guess Canada is techincally America... North America...
Okay, done survey! (I am a SUPER SENIOR according to your category lol)
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I had an international law professor that was from Nigeria. His grasp of English was impeccable (by far better than most native English speakers) but he had a thick accent, but I could understand him without much trouble at all and it was never an issue -- at least one that couldn't be corrected by asking him to repeat. I noticed the people that complained were only the ones that opted to not to partake in readings, refused to gander at supplemental material, didn't take detailed notes, argued over nothing, and gave credit to the mantra of political science majors being air heads (sort of a blunt way to put it, but more or less it just seems to be the people that just want to get by and need an excuse). This has been the overall experience with my professors that are non-native English speakers, regardless of their nationality and subject being taught.
Good luck with your dissertation!
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I thought it was gonna be THE D WORD. I have mixed feelings about whether I like what it really is about more or less.... ehh... 3/5 
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"The survey you are trying to take is either not live or not available to you."
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Is it a psych dissertation? Or sociology?
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On July 25 2012 02:38 Crais wrote:"The survey you are trying to take is either not live or not available to you."
Same
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It's not live or available to me. I'm from the US.
Edit:
Attitudes towards Accents
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i dont mind accents with lecturers, but i sure as hell didn't pay tens of thousands of dollars to listen to a professor i cannot understand and then learn from a book. understandable accent = completely acceptable. whatthefuckdidhe/shesay accent = unacceptable.
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