CHALLENGES FOR NON-AMERICAN-ENGLISH-SPEAKING TEACHERS
IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS IN BRAZIL
CTIC
ABSTRACT In this reflection paper, we discuss the issue of prestige varieties of English mostly in terms of accent preference. Literature points out that American and British English are the varieties dominating English language teaching textbooks around the world. At the same time, literature also suggests that the American variety is predominantly favoured worldwide, especially in Brazil. Furthermore, because of the American linguistic hegemony in this country, non-American-English-speaking teachers of English can be faced with some institutional and pedagogical challenges. Finally, some suggestions on how to cope with “Americanised” classrooms are offered.
Keywords: Accent. Hegemony. Non-American-English-speaking teachers. Varieties of English.