- ... So, it's quite interesting problem for people who are either teaching or learning English as a foreign language.
- Yes.
- Yes. Which accent do you choose?
- Well, actually, us English teachers, we are torn between whether to tell ... students to use or adopt the American English or the English-English. So, generally speaking, It's up to them. It's their decision. You know, you can't interrupt ... student participating in the class by telling him, "Don't say gonna" or "Don't say wanna", or "Don't write program with an m at the end, or not mme. So it's, from my experience in Kurdistan, it's their choice.
Source: BBC Radio 4 "Word of Mouth" 19 Mar 13: The University of Babel http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/wom wom_20130319-1630a.mp3
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