Tim Edwards

Do you have a class, school or institute – or even national policy – about which variety of English to teach, such as American English (AmEng), British English (BrEng), New Zealand English (NZEng), English as a lingua franca (ELF) or English as an international language (EIL)? More specifically, is there a policy or preference for students to learn and use a specific accent or pronunciation style to sound a certain way? This article briefly outlines a few of the main categorisations of English and related discussions (e.g. prestige languages), then looks at debates around simple intelligibility versus ‘sounding like an...

The author shares his experiences of teaching.

The article describes how a face-to-face university course in New Zealand has had to be delivered online, hybrid and in other combinations and what conclusions can be drawn.

Tim Edwards looks at a tertiary course in New Zealand which has evolved from face-to-face, through online and hybrid, back to face-to-face. He assesses the changes forced on participants and trainers