ABSTRACT In spite of the pluralistic view of English, the status of new Englishes is still largely considered controversial, and the presence of many varieties of English has important ramifications for teaching and assessment. This article examines the attitudes of 240 Outer Circle (OC) and Expanding Circle (EC) English teachers’ awareness of and attitudes toward pronunciation in English as a second language/ English as a foreign language teaching contexts and how they respond to the proposal of a World Englishes approach in their teaching practice. The article showcases deeply rooted favo ritism toward American English among EC teachers and British English among OC teachers, and illustrates how relevant challenges arising from these attitudes can be addressed to meet the changing needs of future participants in international contexts. This article aims to contribute to the field of World Englishes, where studies relating to the OC and EC contexts are largely limited.

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外在和扩大圈子中的英语所有权：教师在 ESL/EFL 教学环境中对发音的态度

摘要 尽管英语的多元化观点，新英语的地位仍然在很大程度上被认为是有争议的，许多英语变体的存在对教学和评估有重要的影响。本文考察了 240 名外圈 (OC) 和扩展圈 (EC) 英语教师对英语作为第二语言/英语作为外语教学环境的发音意识和态度，以及他们如何回应世界英语在他们的教学实践中的方法。这篇文章展示了 EC 教师对美式英语和 OC 教师中对英式英语根深蒂固的偏爱，并说明了如何应对这些态度引起的相关挑战，以满足未来参与者在国际环境中不断变化的需求。