STRATEGIES OF TEACHING BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH PHONOLOGY TO EFL STUDENTS

Abstract

Language has always been perceived as a dynamic entity invariably being changed and adjusted to the needs of speakers. This very fact is meticulously proved by the rich history stance, in accordance of which drastic and abundant changes have been observed in the English language over time. In this day and age, English is a fairly dominant international language and correspondingly is the indispensable inkling to ever-changing world of science. Yet, these facts proven, the majority of English as a Foreign Language (hereinafter, EFL) learners are unaware of the ample linguistic differences between British English and American English (hereinafter, BrE, AmE). The given article aims at elucidating the mentioned differences mainly from the phonological perspective. Furthermore, we attempt to outline the ways of teaching these differences to EFL students through some activities.