Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities
In British society, we celebrate diversity and champion equality across many areas, such as race and religion. However, where do British accents stand? Do notions such as 'common' or 'posh' still exist regarding certain accents, to the extent that people are deemed fit, or not, for certain professions, despite their qualifications? Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain explores these questions and Alex Baratta's research shows that those with accents regional to the North and Midlands are most likely to be told by mentors and senior staff to essentially sound less regional, whereas those from the Home Counties are less likely to be given instructions to change their accent at all. Baratta investigates the notion of linguistic power, in terms of which accents appear to be favoured within the context of teacher training and from the perspective of teachers who feel they lack power in the construction of their linguistic teacher identity. He also questions modifying one's accent to meet someone else's standard for what is 'linguistically appropriate', in terms of how such a modified accent impact on personal identity. Is accent modification regarded by the individual neutrally or is it seen as 'selling out'?
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Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities
In British society, we celebrate diversity and champion equality across many areas, such as race and religion. However, where do British accents stand? Do notions such as 'common' or 'posh' still exist regarding certain accents, to the extent that people are deemed fit, or not, for certain professions, despite their qualifications? Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain explores these questions and Alex Baratta's research shows that those with accents regional to the North and Midlands are most likely to be told by mentors and senior staff to essentially sound less regional, whereas those from the Home Counties are less likely to be given instructions to change their accent at all. Baratta investigates the notion of linguistic power, in terms of which accents appear to be favoured within the context of teacher training and from the perspective of teachers who feel they lack power in the construction of their linguistic teacher identity. He also questions modifying one's accent to meet someone else's standard for what is 'linguistically appropriate', in terms of how such a modified accent impact on personal identity. Is accent modification regarded by the individual neutrally or is it seen as 'selling out'?
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Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities

Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities

by Alex Baratta
Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities

Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain: Linguistic Favouritism and Imposed Identities

by Alex Baratta

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Overview

In British society, we celebrate diversity and champion equality across many areas, such as race and religion. However, where do British accents stand? Do notions such as 'common' or 'posh' still exist regarding certain accents, to the extent that people are deemed fit, or not, for certain professions, despite their qualifications? Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain explores these questions and Alex Baratta's research shows that those with accents regional to the North and Midlands are most likely to be told by mentors and senior staff to essentially sound less regional, whereas those from the Home Counties are less likely to be given instructions to change their accent at all. Baratta investigates the notion of linguistic power, in terms of which accents appear to be favoured within the context of teacher training and from the perspective of teachers who feel they lack power in the construction of their linguistic teacher identity. He also questions modifying one's accent to meet someone else's standard for what is 'linguistically appropriate', in terms of how such a modified accent impact on personal identity. Is accent modification regarded by the individual neutrally or is it seen as 'selling out'?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781350054943
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 04/05/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 216
File size: 376 KB

About the Author

Alex Baratta is Lecturer in the English Language for Education programme at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.
Alex Baratta is Senior Lecturer in the English Language for Education programme at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Personal and Professional Identities in the Teaching Profession
2. Accents in Britain and Linguistic Prejudice
3. Methodological Approach
4. Acceptance of Modification of Language
5. Aspiring to a Personally Idealised Teacher Identity
6. Abandoning the Personal Identity by Request
7. Concluding Thoughts and the Need for Standard Accents
References
Index
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