For question one everyone participating responded that they had an Essex accent, as I mainly asked my friends and they happened to have always lived in Essex. Question two also had the same answer ticked on each sheet, I asked a few people why they chose the first box and they said because they saw the words 'Queens English' so they knew that it would be the more professional accents as the other accents may be too heard for people to understand if you are not from the same region. The response to this question was even, 5 people said yes 5 people said no a few of their reasons for this was because of times when they would call companies and they would not be able to understand what the person is saying because of their accent, this would then lead to frustration because they couldn't get the information they needed and felt it was too rude to ask to speak to someone else. Working class was the most chosen answer for question 4, I felt like this was chosen because stereotypically Essex accents are associated with plumbers and building and they are working class jobs. Because everyone who took the questionnaire had an Essex accent there answers to the next question was working class. For question 6 there was mixed responses 3 people said it shouldn't affect if you get a job or not but 7 people said it could affect whether you get a job because depending on which region you are in some people may not understand you, the example given by many people was working on customer service if a employer doesn't understand you a customer most probably wont either.
No comments:
Post a Comment