Students’ perception of British accent uses in English speaking

Ahmad Tahlis Annur; Elok Widiyati

doi:10.61251/ijoep.v3i2.326

Authors

Ahmad Tahlis Annur English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language, Literature, and Culture, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia
Elok Widiyati English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language, Literature, and Culture, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3624-4609

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61251/ijoep.v3i2.326

Keywords:

British accent, language element, received pronunciation, speaking skill, students’ perception

Abstract

This study addresses the value of a well-learned accent in helping foreign language learners become more proficient speakers in formal situation. Many students imitate a particular accent while speaking through receptive materials without any sufficient knowledge about it. Unfortunately, there are not sufficient studies looking at students' opinions about a particular accent acquired in learning, particularly speaking. This study aims to describe the students’ perception of British accent accommodating their speaking skill and elements. The population of this research was the eleventh-grade students. A convenience sampling technique used to select 68 respondents. The descriptive quantitative design used with a close-ended questionnaire as the research instrument. The study revealed that the students’ agreement reached 72.3% in speaking skill and showed 65% in language element. In conclusion, most of the students thought that British accent had unique, elegant, and formal characteristics.

Author Biographies

Ahmad Tahlis Annur, English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language, Literature, and Culture, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia

Ahmad Tahlis Annur is an alumnus who graduated from Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia, in 2024. He is a language teacher and specialist in English accent variation. He has a great deal of experience helping high school language learners go from simple communication to self-assured and fluid expression. He maximizes the effectiveness of classroom learning by using a customized, sociolinguistic workflow without sacrificing the awareness of unique regional accents. He maximizes the effectiveness of classroom learning by using a customized, sociolinguistic workflow without sacrificing the awareness of unique regional accents. His enthusiasm for linguistic inclusion motivates him to frequently investigate other phonetic models, adding to the uniqueness of contemporary language instruction.

Elok Widiyati, English Education Study Program, Faculty of Language, Literature, and Culture, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia

Elok Widiyati, S.Pd., M.Pd. is a lecturer of English Education Study Program of the Faculty of Language Literature and Culture at Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Indonesia. She specializes in translation. She holds a Master's degree in English Education. Her research interests focus on discourse in microteaching, debate, and tourism. She has authored an ESP book for shipping cadets and some terminology dictionaries in shipping, land and air transportation, urban planning, communication, international commerce, and also environment and disaster mitigation.

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