ABSTRACT
This chapter presents detailed findings related to English teachers' attitudes towards some Inner Circle varieties of English. It discusses that despite participants’ limited awareness of British English and Canadian English, they still exhibited positive attitudes towards these two varieties, and their awareness of these varieties did not bear as much influence on their overall attitudes towards these Englishes. The chapter argues that such attitudes are likely to be attributed to participants’ upholding of a standard English ideology and that these specific Englishes are believed to satisfy ‘notions of correctness’, hence they are deemed to be recognised as the standard. It provides a deeper insight into English teachers in South Korea. The chapter discusses the issues raised in the results, such as ‘extreme American English (AmE) favouritism’ and their acceptance of what is perceived as the ‘sad reality’ in South Korea. It also discusses possible attributing factors that influence their attitudes towards AmE.
