English language teaching resources for A-level English Language teachers and students

Accent Bias at Work (TU27)

Background
This unit asks students to explore the findings of the Accent Bias in Britain project. Students are expected to explore quantitative patterns of accent bias amongst a sample of legal professionals and explain the patterns that they observe. This teaching unit has been developed by the team responsible for the large-scale research project Accent Bias Britain.

Resources
Discussion points
Research Digest: Accent Bias at Work 
Research Digest: Accent Bias and Responses to Voices