Reducing discrimination based on accent in the workplace: perceptions of American accented and non-native Dutch accented English.

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dc.contributor.advisorMorano, L.A.
dc.contributor.advisorHendriks, B.C.
dc.contributor.authorBoomen, H.F.P. van den
dc.date.issued2021-06-07
dc.description.abstractDiscrimination based on accent is a phenomenon that occurs regularly, especially in today’s globalising world. Surprisingly, there have not been conducted many researches attempting to diminish accent-based discrimination. In this study, a prejudice control text had been used as an intervention to assess whether it affected speakers’ evaluations. Dutch listeners were asked to evaluate a native American accented or a nonnative moderate Dutch accented job pitch. In the experimental condition, the listeners received a prejudice control text, whereas those in the control condition did not receive any treatment. The two accented speakers were evaluated significantly differently on understandability and attitudinal evaluations. Strikingly, as opposed to previous studies that were successful in reducing discriminatory tendencies in the workplace, the prejudice control intervention appeared to have no influence on speaker evaluations. Potential explanations of these results are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/12534
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.titleReducing discrimination based on accent in the workplace: perceptions of American accented and non-native Dutch accented English.en_US
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