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Your accent is the way you say words when you American English – often abbreviated to AmE – is a
speak. It’s all about pronunciation and has nothing variant of the English language, spoken mainly in the
to do with grammar or syntax. United States. About two-thirds of the world’s native
speakers of English live in America and speak this
With accents, two people may say precisely the same General Articles
variant.
words, but make them sound completely diǩerent.
English was introduced to North America by British FAQ Page
So, each person has their own particular accent.
settlers during the colonization period (17th Past Graduates
However we can group accents into various
century). It was also in uenced by the many
categories:
diǩerent nationalities which settled in the US since TEFL News

Regional – for example when people from the North then and, to… The ICAL TEFL Blog
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Australian English   Black English  
Australian English (AuE) is a variant of the English Black English is a very broad term used to refer TEFL Employment
language, spoken mainly in the Australia. Australian to British English and American English as spoken by
English began to diverge from British English shortly the black communities in the US and the UK. To a Country Guides
after Australia was settled in the late 18th century. It lesser extent it’s also used to refer to black
is similar to New Zealand English and bears some communities in places like the Caribbean and Africa.
resemblance to certain dialects of South East Two of the major sub-varieties of Black English are
England. Generally speaking, Australian English African American Vernacular and British Black
spelling corresponds to British English spelling. AuE English (see below for more on these). Interest in
makes a great deal of use of diminutives… the…

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British English Different Types of English in
British English (BrE) is a variant of the English
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language, spoken mainly in the United Kingdom. When you teach English as a foreign language you World
Along with American English, British English is one of don’t just teach “English”. Quali@cations For TEFL
the main variants taught in most ESL/EFL programs. Teachers
No, you teach a speci@c type of English depending
Bear in mind, however, that here is, in fact, no single on your class: diǩerent people need diǩerent TEFL Schools
British English variation of English. Instead there are English.
a considerable number of variations mainly found in
You can view this in the same way as dance. If you
diǩerent locations. Thus, for example, there is:
go to a dance class you don’t just learn to dance in
Scottish… general but instead learn Latin or Ballroom or Jazz or TEFL Resources
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Drunken Australians and the Received Pronunciation   Language Skills
Truth about their Accents Received Pronunciation (RP) is a form Teaching Young Learners
There’s a new story circulating on the interweb right of pronunciation used in British English.
now which tells us that the Australian accent came Quali@cations for Students
RP, then, is simply a particular accent of English.
about because the European settlers to Australia Teaching Materials
were all drunk and so they passed on their slurred Although it has changed over the years, it can be Technology & TEFL
speech to their children. heard listening to Queen Elizabeth, Brian Sewell and
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others (see the video below for an example of this);
Apparently these settlers would come home from a
generally this means people of higher social class in
hard day herding kangaroos or sheering rabbits or
the UK. RP as an Accent Most accents in the UK…
something and get drunk on a case of VB then talk
in…
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This article looks at major grammatical diǩerences There are several major varieties of English:
between British English and American English. For a American, British, Australian and so on. Sentence Structure
list of vocabulary diǩerences between the two Vocabulary & Spelling
This article looks at diǩerences in spelling between
varieties of English, see Varieties of English
these. It is a general guide which covers the majority Varieties Of English
Vocabulary.
of cases, however remember that there are Use Of English
  Present Perfect vs Past Simple BrE sometimes uses exceptions which will need to be taught to your
the present perfect whilst AmE uses the past simple. TEFL class on an as-needs basis. Linguistics
Foreign Languages vs
BrE: Have you eaten all those biscuits? On that note, in general it does not matter which
variety of English spelling…
English
AmE: Did you eat all those…

Varieties of English Vocabulary   Varieties of English  
This page shows major diǩerences in vocabulary Varieties of English are the diǩerent kinds of English
between diǩerent varieties of English.  The used around the world. Often these are
vocabulary diǩerences here are mainly between geographically based. The varieties are more or less
American English (AmE) and British English (BrE), the similar and while most English speakers can
two most prevalent varieties of English. However, understand each other, there are occasional
bear in mind that there is a great deal of overlap problems.
between the two (often due to cultural in uence)
The four people in the picture (Whoopi Goldberg,
and the diǩerences are not as clear-cut as might be
Kylie Minogue, the Queen and Usain Bolt) all speak
imagined. Note that in the lists below…
English as their mother tongue but very diǩerently.
Background English has been the…

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