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The Impact of Linguistic Diversity Education on L1 English Speakers’ Ideologies, Attitudes, and Perceptions of International Teaching Assistants

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Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of a one-hour linguistic diversity workshop designed to improve LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIES;ATTITUDEs toward international teaching assistants (ITAs); and perceptions of ITAs’ LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, ACCENTEDNESS, COMPREHENSIBILITY, and TEACHING QUALITY.Participants completed pre-and post-workshop ratings of ITA speech, and results suggest that such a workshop can improve LANGUAGE IDEOLOGIESand perceptions of ACCENTEDNESSand COMPREHENSIBILITY. Three other outcome variables –ATTITUDE, LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, and TEACHING QUALITY–were not significantly affected. But the positive effects on the perceived ACCENTEDNESSand COMPREHENSIBILITYof international English varieties appear to generalize beyond those varieties featured in the workshop. Some recommendations for interventions designed to improve cross-linguistic communication in thepost-secondary classroom are given.

How to Cite:

Cooper, B., Payne, G., Hu, X., Dixon, Q. & Kuo, L., (2019) “The Impact of Linguistic Diversity Education on L1 English Speakers’ Ideologies, Attitudes, and Perceptions of International Teaching Assistants”, Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings 11(1).