In this section, you’ll find links to video and audio clips of users of a wide variety of Englishes from around the world, as well as downloadable lesson plans for capitalizing on some of the clips.
These clips and activities can help learners to: gain a fuller understanding of the many different Englishes around the world, and appreciate that each variety has validity; familiarize themselves with many varieties of Englishes; and recognize the value of developing the ability to flexibly adjust their use of English to accommodate other users.
Click here or on the PDF icon to download a set of general-purpose questions to guide your learners' reflection after watching a clip.
Clips of Users of Englishes
Click on the name of the region in the map below to find links to clips of users of Englishes from that region.
Lesson Plans Focusing on Awareness of Varieties of Englishes
Introduction to Global Englishes 1
Author(s): Alexandra Elizabeth Lee
Link to lesson plan: Lee-A-The-Many-Sounds-of-English-Exploring-Global-Englishes-Through-Pronunciation
Overview: Introducing learners to different ways of pronouncing commonly used English words, based on different learners' first languages.
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