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I'm not sure where your country is but at least in Europe, I think British English is more commonly taught because people are (thought to be) more likely to mov
by vinay427 6y ago
I'm not sure where your country is but at least in Europe, I think British English is more commonly taught because people are (thought to be) more likely to move to the UK/Ireland or interact with Britons/the Irish so BrE is marginally more applicable. I'm not sure that's actually true with the population differences at play.
Also, at least in a few countries what more often seems to affect the curriculum is where one's teacher is from or was trained. I don't know how widely true that is.
- TeMPOraL 6y agoI can buy the "where the teacher was trained" argument. Though if so, then there's also a huge inertia, because a growing number of teachers, particularly in private English schools, is from my generation (~30-ish people), and we grew up in thoroughly Americanized world. I don't buy the "move to UK/Ireland" justification. Someone knowing American English will handle the UK perfectly fine (the two dialects aren't that different). But only so many people travel or move to the UK; meanwhile, almost everyone in Europe is living thoroughly immersed in American culture and language - in movies, songs, books, technology, social media. From practical and economical POV, American English is a better choice.