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Which ‘English’ Should I Teach? - TEFL Blog
Thu, 12 Mar 2020 Elizaveta Pachina
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Which ‘English’ Should I Teach?
English is a language that has a variety of dialects: particularly, there are three different major English segments. English (American ), English (Australian), and English (British or Uk). The three segments have differences in the way they are written and spoken. In this article, I will compare American English versus British English and my own experience with these two.
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British English
American English
My Experience
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This post was written by our TEFL certification graduate maria c. Please note that this blog post might not necessarily represent the beliefs or opinions of ITTT.
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