BBC Literacy Questionnaire

[LadyShea]

Originally Posted by Ensign Steve

I suppose. To me, it seems equivalent to teaching the Queen's English, accent and all, to ESL students in the US.

I have seen two native Spanish speakers (from different countries) switch to English mid conversation because they were having too many miscommunications.

I believe Spanish dialects may be more different from each other than British Standard English vs. American Standard English. I may be wrong.