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lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-25 09:04:31
July 24 2012 16:01 GMT
#1
So aside from all the traveling I have been doing this year, it has finally come to the point in my academic career to finish up and write my last research paper EVAR... my Dissertation.

Title: The attitudes and perceptions of university students towards lecturers with non-native accents at an American university.

Having been a student in an American university, I often had lecturers who did not speak stellar English but for some reason, I didn't mind so much. My friends, however, seemed to care more. I guess that's what prompted me to write about this subject. I want to know what these biases are and how people feel about having non-native English accents in the American classroom, especially at the university level.

Here's the kicker. I need current American univerisity students to help me out with gathering data.

If anyone wants to help out, please do!!! It is an online survey that will take about 15 minutes of your time. It's completely anonymous so you can be as honest as you'd like. I would really really appreciate it.^_^;;

I will be accepting responses until Aug 1.

Click here!

http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/sjkim/attitudes-towards-accents/

Thank you!! (This blog has been approved by Kennigit.. it is not a homework thread!)

Edit:

To answer some questions, this is a socio-linguistic dissertation for my masters degree in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching.

Also, you guys are awesome at giving me your opinions so far! This is amazing! THANK YOU!

LOL at you guys leaving me messages in additional comments

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OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
July 24 2012 16:09 GMT
#2
Can I participate if I went to a Canadian university? o_o;
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Slayer91
Profile Joined February 2006
Ireland23335 Posts
July 24 2012 16:10 GMT
#3
5 star'd for the clever title
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itsjustatank
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Hong Kong9158 Posts
July 24 2012 16:12 GMT
#4
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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Parametric
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Canada1261 Posts
July 24 2012 16:12 GMT
#5
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
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Leftwing
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada229 Posts
July 24 2012 16:16 GMT
#6
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.
lilsusie
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
3861 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-24 16:19:54
July 24 2012 16:19 GMT
#7
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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quirinus
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Croatia2489 Posts
July 24 2012 16:22 GMT
#8
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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rastaban
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2294 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-24 16:29:48
July 24 2012 16:23 GMT
#9
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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Fleshcut
Profile Joined April 2011
Germany592 Posts
July 24 2012 16:28 GMT
#10
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 ;_;
Xiron
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1233 Posts
July 24 2012 16:39 GMT
#11
How do you write 250-400pages about the influence of accents on students at a university O.o
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OpticalShot
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Canada6330 Posts
July 24 2012 16:45 GMT
#12
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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Dr. Von Derful
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States363 Posts
July 24 2012 16:47 GMT
#13
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!
3FFA
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States3931 Posts
July 24 2012 17:27 GMT
#14
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
"As long as it comes from a pure place and from a honest place, you know, you can write whatever you want."
CecilSunkure
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2829 Posts
July 24 2012 17:37 GMT
#15
Last one is bessstttt.
Crais
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2136 Posts
July 24 2012 17:38 GMT
#16
"The survey you are trying to take is either not live or not available to you."

RIP MBC Game Hero
sam!zdat
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States5559 Posts
July 24 2012 17:50 GMT
#17
Is it a psych dissertation? Or sociology?
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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
July 24 2012 17:52 GMT
#18
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
RAGEMOAR The Pope
Profile Joined February 2011
United States216 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-07-24 17:53:04
July 24 2012 17:52 GMT
#19
It's not live or available to me. I'm from the US.


Edit:

Attitudes towards Accents

The survey you are trying to take is either not live or not available to you.

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dAPhREAk
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Nauru12397 Posts
July 24 2012 18:01 GMT
#20
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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