ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses a range of direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement, and investigates South Korean English teachers' awareness of and attitudes towards four selected Asian English varieties including Singaporean English, Indian English, Chinese English and Japanese English. It describes the knowledge of other Englishes and an understanding of the process of language variation seemed to be relevant to embracing a positive attitude towards Asian Englishes. The chapter argues that teachers’ awareness of Asian varieties of English plays an essential role in forming the basis for the acceptance and growth of language variations within a society. It provides English teachers’ awareness and attitudes towards Asian varieties of English. Japanese English was perceived as the least intelligent, pleasant, confident, fluent, gentle, clear, friendly and trustworthy English of all. Increased awareness of Asian varieties could provide English teachers in South Korea with opportunities to examine and reappraise the way they perceive the English language.
