Dai, David Wei;
(2023)
Which English accent is better for international maritime communication? A plenary speech at the 2023 International Conference on Maritime Education.
BIO Web of Conferences
, 79
, Article 11002. 10.1051/bioconf/20237911002.
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Abstract
It is crucial to develop maritime professionals’ command of English since English is used as a shared language (lingua franca) among maritime professionals coming from different language and cultural backgrounds. An interesting question about learning English as a lingua franca is which English accent second-language (L2) English speakers should aspire to. Drawing on previous research and the speaker’s own empirical work Dai and Roever (2019), in this talk I discuss how first-language (L1) and L2 English accents affect listeners’ comprehension, attitude and familiarity with the speakers’ speech. I conclude with implications for English language teaching and learning for maritime professionals who use English as a shared language in international maritime communication.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Which English accent is better for international maritime communication? A plenary speech at the 2023 International Conference on Maritime Education |
| Event: | 2nd International Conference on Maritime Education (ICOME 2023) |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1051/bioconf/20237911002 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/20237911002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10183590 |
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