It should therefore be corrected to reflect whichever variety it is that is being taught. The point is that no particular variety may be preferred. A Finn would find it extremely strange that a teacher should teach only British or American

This is tricky. Whilst it is true that some Americans may use Anglicisms and some British Americanisms, British and American English are still two different things even if (at least with regard to the standard varieties, which is what non-natives

Dear Mr Micawber, the issue in question is not that elementary as it may superficially seem to be. Telling students that the distinction between tense forms is neutralised in our example does perfectly well in most instances, but those who seek

Question: if the TOEFL is about American English, why does the speaker have that accent? Because it's not about American English! It should be about making sure that foreign students who want to attend a university in the USA can cope

It seems to me entirely reasonable that if students of English from Tierra del Fuego meet students of English from Japan that when they meet each group will expect the other group to speak the same language. Many of such students are

Hello, my name is Jeff and I'm from the United States. Pennsylvania to be exact. I am a 16 year old male. I would like to meet Japanese people looking for help with English. I would like to go to a university for teaching English to Japanese

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In Europe today, American rhotic English is taught - particularly ... is generally preferred by language schools and by their customers. That's true, but there's no need for any speculation to explain it. The reason is fairly plain: supply

In Europe today, American rhotic English *is* taught - particularly in places where American economic influence is still high. For ... can do this as well as I), the British model is generally preferred by language schools and by their customers.

Or perhaps the receiver of those thanks doesn't perform very well those services and the people are better off without them? Not an Oy!, exactly, but "perform very well those services" just doesn't work. The adverbial "very