Investigating the Attitudes of ESL Learners Towards Native and Non-native Variety of English Accent: A Study of Public Sector University of Sindh, Jamshoro and the Shaheed Benazir University of Nawabshah

Abstract

The present study investigates the attitude of English Language Learners towards notion of World Englishes. This study in-depth explores the attitudes of ESL towards native and non-native varieties of English language. The researcher has chosen the three varieties of English language; two native varieties and one non-native variety of English language. The two native varieties are; American and British English and one non-native variety is Pakistani English. The researcher is interested in investigating the attitude towards accent of these varieties particularly. The study employed quantitative methodology and 100 students were chosen from English department of two Universities; University of Sindh and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University of Nawabshah. The data showed that ESL have positive inclination towards native varieties and they want to sound like a native speaker.