The effect of Dutch-accented English on the evaluations of job candidates by nonnative listeners in a hiring process.

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dc.contributor.advisorHendriks, B.C.
dc.contributor.advisorSlik, F.W.P. van der
dc.contributor.authorKorsten, M.
dc.date.issued2020-06-08
dc.description.abstractThe increase of intercultural encounters in a professional context has led to growing interest in the influence of nonnative accents. Few studies have taken into account the possible effects of nonnative accents in a hiring process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of different degrees of accentedness on the evaluations of candidates in a hiring context. Six female speakers recorded a fragment of a job interview in moderately accented, slightly accented or native accented English. In total 189 Dutch people participated in an online questionnaire. The results showed that participants did not make a distinction between moderately and slightly accented speakers. Candidates with a moderate and slight accent were evaluated less positively on superiority than native candidates. In conclusion, job candidates with a moderate English accent were evaluated less suitable for high communicative demanding jobs than candidates with a slight or native English accent.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/9751
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationInternational Business Communicationen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.titleThe effect of Dutch-accented English on the evaluations of job candidates by nonnative listeners in a hiring process.en_US
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