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>From: John Madden <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7860 One accent or multiples accents?
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Hi all,
Good question!
I think that for beginners, comprehension is hard enough without
dealing with multiple accents, so choosing materials that feature
speakers with accents relevant to the students would be best. That is
to say, here in Texas, I'd choose Spanish speakers with clearly
pronounced Mexican accents, say localized to Mexico, D.F., or Texas,
if we need a "standard." I might also look for accents such as one
might hear on Univision -- perhaps Cuban or Cuban-American.
For intermediate students and higher, I'd expose them to the various
accents in Spanish or any other language. I think learning to deal
with accents is part of learning the language, but I'd reserve it for
after the first lessons.
-- john
At 3:24 pm -0400 4.4.05, LLTI-Editor wrote:
>--- Forwarded Message from "Emma Fernandez" <[log in to unmask]> ---
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>My question: Is it useful to show students all different accents
>of one same language when starting to learn that language or
>different accents make learning a more difficult task?
>
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