Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.
English as a second language?
When English is taught in non English speaking country's, is it taught with an American or British accent?
Please state what country you learned English as se ond language in.
Spell check changed countries. Can't change back
7 Answers
- conley39Lv 72 years agoFavorite Answer
That depends on the location and the teacher. When I lived in Italy, the local language school was staffed by young people from the UK because they didn't need a visa to live and work in Italy whereas a US citizen would have required one. While I was there, the teachers actually had Irish accents.
- Anonymous1 month ago
That depends on the Country India Africa Singapore Malaysia Australia Canada all use English spelling
even though most computers are set By default to US English
- Anonymous2 years ago
NO. Here in the netherlands we watch British, American and sometimes australian and newzealand TV with dutch subtitles. We either have a dutch accent or one we like and choose to work on
- ToddLv 72 years ago
There are different dialects. I speak north mid western. As for grammar British and American are pretty similar, both written and vocalized.
- BillLv 62 years ago
english is a language and dosen't have an accent
that comes from the person teaching the language and their attention to the correct pronounaction of the words
- Anonymous2 years ago
It is taught by non-native speakers more often than not. Therefore, their accent sounds neither British nor American.