What is it about?
This article shows how Thai university teachers use activities to help students understand and accept different English accents. It promotes confidence and real-world communication, challenging the idea that only native English is correct.
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Why is it important?
This study is timely as it shows real classroom practices challenging native-speaker bias. By highlighting how Global Englishes can be taught, it offers practical steps for making English education more inclusive and relevant worldwide.
Perspectives
As an educator deeply committed to inclusive ELT, I see this study as a meaningful step toward reshaping language teaching in ways that reflect the real, global use of English—empowering both teachers and learners to embrace linguistic diversity.
Eric A. Ambele
Mahasarakham University
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This page is a summary of: From awareness to action, Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, June 2025, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/japc.00114.amb.
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