Model de resposta (137 paraules):
I only partly agree that native-speaker accents no longer matter. It is true that English is now used mainly between non-native speakers, for whom clear communication is far more important than imitating a British or American voice. A Catalan engineer talking to a Korean colleague does not need Received Pronunciation; he needs to be understood.
However, accents still matter in some situations. Actors, newsreaders and language teachers are often expected to follow certain models, and some employers still judge candidates by how they sound, which can be unfair.
Moreover, accents carry identity. Many people want to keep their own, and there is nothing wrong with that, provided that intelligibility is not lost.
In conclusion, native-like pronunciation is no longer the goal, but clear pronunciation remains essential, and it would be wrong to treat any accent as inferior.
Criteris (quatre criteris oficials de la PAU, 1 punt cadascun): Grammar: estructures subordinades (for whom, provided that), passiva, formes verbals variades. Vocabulary: intelligibility, imitating, inferior. Cohesion: However, Moreover, In conclusion, paràgrafs i referències. Adequacy and coherence: tesi clara i matisada, arguments i contraargument, sense fets inventats.
Errors típics
- Confondre accent (pronunciació) amb dialect (gramàtica i vocabulari).
- Defensar una postura extrema sense matís (nobody cares about accents).
- Afirmar dades o estadístiques inventades.
- Repetir la tesi sense afegir arguments.
Conceptes treballats: English as a lingua franca, accent i intel·ligibilitat, opinion essay, connectors, matisos.