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

Language diversity

Teaching units in this section relate to diversity in English use in the UK and around the world, with a particular focus on ethnicity, social class, and style range.

Although not listed individually below, the teaching units from the Spoken London English section reflect a great deal of new diversity in London English. You can use the search function to locate some of these further examples.


Teaching Units related to this theme
15: Code-switching in African-American English
16: Code-switching in Singapore English
17: Being Asian in London
24: Accent Bias and Discrimination
25: Accent Bias Quiz 
26: Accent Bias and the Public
27: Accent Bias at Work
30: Slang