re: #553 Obdicut

I have no idea what you’re talking about.

I have never seen any research showing that accents are any problem in teaching a language whatsoever, especially in an immersive environment. There is the strong possibility that an accent is actually better, as an intermediary step. Do you know of any research showing that an accent, even a strong one, has negative influences on language learning and adoption?

Do you need me to find a paper with data showing that a teacher who can’t be well understood isn’t going to be very effective? Really?

It’s a crappy bill. Do you really want to extrapolate that to mean that the accent has no bearing on the effectiveness of a teacher? Because i can find you an accent that will.