The relationship between cultural identity and accent in learners of English as foreign language
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relationship, cultural identity, accent, English, Foreign language learnersResumo
A Quanti-qualitative research was done at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador in Esmeraldas to know the relationship between cultural identity and accent in learners of English as a foreign language with the students from the Foreign and National Language Pedagogy career, the methods used were analysis, synthesis and hermeneutics, and the techniques of survey, reading passages and interview. The investigation was carried out from September/2024 to March/2025. A survey was conducted among 20 students. It revealed that students’ cultural identity has a big impact on students’ performance when they learn a second language. Besides, reading passages were presented to students and revealed that they had problems concerning speech production due to their natural accent and way of talking. There exists a relationship between cultural identity and accent when speaking in English, so they need a good pronunciation and accent if they want to be understood.
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