Pavel Trofimovich

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Même si l’on maîtrise une langue seconde, le fait d’avoir un accent considéré comme « étranger » peut encore donner l’impression d’être une barrière. (Shutterstock)

Avoir un accent, une source de préjugés lorsqu’on cherche un emploi

Les accents donnent des informations sur les locuteurs, telles que leur origine ou les autres langues qu’ils parlent. Cependant, ils peuvent également être une source de biais.
A man cycles by with an elderly man hitching a ride in Hanoi, North Vietnam in March 1973. Hanoi was victorious over South Vietnam two years later in April 1975. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Bregg

Personal histories shape how immigrant families transmit their home language to children

A study of parent-child pairs from Montréal’s Vietnamese diaspora found different paths to preserving language shaped by political and economic experiences.
Despite being proficient in a second language, having an accent considered “foreign” can still feel like a barrier. (Shutterstock)

How accent bias can impact a person’s job prospects

Accents provide listeners with information about speakers, such as where they come from or what other languages they speak. However, accents can also be a source of listener bias.
It will get easier. Shrug via PathDoc/shutterstock

Learning to speak English? Making yourself understood isn’t all about the accent

Being able to communicate effectively in a foreign language is a challenge faced by many of us. If you’re a newcomer to a country, conveying a message in a language that is not your mother tongue is often…

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