Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Accent Bias in ELF Context: A Scoping Literature Review (2002–2022) to Identify Ways to Global Citizenship

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2023 16 (12)
Authors
Tolmacheva, Tatiana A.; Tareva, Elena G.
Contact information
Tolmacheva, Tatiana A. : Moscow City University Moscow, Russian Federation; ; Tareva, Elena G. : Moscow City University Moscow, Russian Federation;
Keywords
accent bias; global citizenship; linguistic ethnocentrism; multiculturalism; social exclusion
Abstract

This article centers around accent bias as language-related discrimination based on phonological divergences. For decades, no instructional attempts have been made to address accent bias in communication in English as a lingua franca (ELF). The UNESCO, UN and OECD initiatives on Future of Education call us to reimagine foreign accent attitudes in terms of global citizenship education. This review aims to analyse the current state of accent bias in ELF context and suggest the ways to educate a globally aware ELF speaker. For this purpose, a literature review of interdisciplinary literature (2002–2022), following the PRISMA protocol, was carried out by analyzing articles (n=51) from two databases available to the authors (Scopus and Google Scholar). From the results of the analysis, several observations are made: the impact of accent bias on human rights is long-standing and pernicious; a lack of integrated teaching effort to combat accent bias; pedagogical implications are limited to raising awareness; dynamic, non-linear teaching model is most relevant to encompass accentual instability and ambiguity; multicentric approach should be implemented to ensure learners’ transition from local to global soundscape; reflexive practices and non-competitive assessment in pronunciation instruction are required; bilingual education should be promoted among native speakers to develop phonetic empathy and solidarity with non-native ELF speakers in terms of Futures of Education initiative

Pages
2248–2262
EDN
ZGZTHC
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/152391

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