American Vs England

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Allenport Pennsylvania and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: British english vs. American english (19) He said, “Ah, you are an American! So you don't speak english.” I said, “Pardon me?” He said, “I remarked that you don't speak english, you speak American.” I said, “But sir, America is a continent, not a language.” This is an exchange I have had countless times through the years. I have to admit it always catches me by surprise. I'll leave it to the reader to guess how I react. Suffice it to say that the subject of British english vs. American english...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Saint George Maine and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: British english vs. American english (19) There are a wide number of differences between standard British english and standard American english. I had known this was the case, but found out about it firsthand when I was the student in england. I studied abroad for a semester whilst pursing my undergraduate degree, and I found that my tone and diction changed dramatically in order to follow the patterns set by my lecturers and fellow students. For instance, Americans tend to use the word “pants” to mean what...  [Read more]

Elizaveta Pachina Alumni Experiences Why are British and American versions of English so different? British and American English, while, broadly speaking, are mutually intelligible (each party can understand and communicate with each other), there are notable differences that make one wonder why there is a difference at all? In this essay, I’ll briefly discuss some key differences in these two dialects, and further, provide reasons and evidence explaining said differences. This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate Betsy W. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT. If you were to ask someone in America to say something in a British accent, you would likely get a response of that person saying something in Received...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Barquisimeto and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: M.T. - U.S.A. said: There are many dialects of english that are spoken in several parts of the world but British english and American english are the two forms that are taught in most esl/efl programs. Differences The differences between British and American english include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, idioms, and the formatting of dates and numbers. A number of words have completely different meanings in the two dialects or are even unknown or not used in one of the dialects. These small...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Humboldt Minnesota and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: There are many dialects of english that are spoken in several parts of the world but British english and American english are the two forms that are taught in most esl/efl programs. Differences The differences between British and American english include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, punctuation, idioms, and the formatting of dates and numbers. A number of words have completely different meanings in the two dialects or are even unknown or not used in one of the dialects. These small differences...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Daye and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: R.A. - Spain said: Considering the plethora of dialects, idioms, figures of speech and regional accents in both British english (BrE) and American english (AmE) it is a wonder that we manage to understand each other at all. But of course we usually do, and quite well. One of the principle reasons for this is that we are close relatives within the same linguistic family. We have a common grammar, similar pronunciation of most words, a shared literary heritage and participate in multitudinous social, economic and cultural...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Midland North Carolina and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: english is becoming more and more global in today's environment, it is necessary for almost everyone to learn or study english. International trading and communicating is very Major companies in Korea like Samsung and LG now require a high level of english from applicants to get a job there. The question is “Whose english should we teach”? American english or British english? While there are certainly many more varieties of english, American and British english are the two varieties that are taught in...  [Read more]

Check out Tesolcourse.com about TEFL Amravati and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: A.L. - Korea said: english is becoming more and more global in today’s environment, it is necessary for almost everyone to learn or study english. International trading and communicating is very Major companies in Korea like Samsung and LG now require a high level of english from applicants to get a job there. The question is “Whose english should we teach”? American english or British english? While there are certainly many more varieties of english, American and British english are the two varieties that are taught in...  [Read more]