This document summarizes a study that examined attitudes toward different varieties of English among undergraduate students in four English-speaking countries. The study found that respondents had the most positive attitudes toward Australian English and viewed it as sincere, friendly and associated with terms like "Koala" and "sand and sun". United Kingdom English was seen as cultured and associated with terms like "cups of tea" and "ancient times". American English was viewed as casual, friendly but also exaggerated and uncultured. New Zealand English was seen as unfriendly and uncultured. The document provides word clouds illustrating the positive and negative terms associated with each variety by respondents in the study.

1. PETER GARRETT, ANGIE WILLIAMS, BETSY EVANS

3. Definitions
Varieties
= The different Englishes in 4 countries
Affection association
= Deep/actual feeling toward sth/sb
Respondents
= Undergraduate students in 4 English native countries

4. Process
No recorded tape
First thing that come to mind KEYWORDS
Categorized keywords
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5. Guiding questions
1. What is different between this study and previous
ones?
2. Global VS local regional standard
3. 8 countries that use English as NATIVE language.
(Native, not official)

7. Guiding Questions
4. Most positive attitude toward AU English
5. Positive label culture
6. Major judgement of US English

8. Attitude toward NZ English
unfriendly
uncultured
Don’t know Don’t know
Like Aussies Just like Aussies
Friendly Too many
sheep

9. Attitude toward AU English
Bastard
Terrible
accent
Koala
Sincere
Sand Tough
Soap opera
and sun

10. Attitude toward UK English
Cups of tea
Hot guys
Sexy accent
Like to
follow USA Rich
Ancient
times
They don’t
Royal like us
family

11. Attitude toward US English
warm
Exaggerated voice
Casual & Overpower
Friendly
fake
Uncultured Confident

12. Your turn

13. Who is now powerful?
Why
How
What will it be in near future?

14. Why British English is privilege
 Who has that accent?
 Classic
 Most ancient

15. References
 GMC. General Medical Council. Feb 20 2012. http://www.gmc-
uk.org/doctors/registration_applications/english_first_language.asp