Kevin’s lecture was very entertaining. He explored the different varieties within the English language from English-speaking countries from the Southern hemisphere, like Australia and New Zealand, up to Europe with England, Scotland and Ireland with a few references to the American English for comparisons. Of course, there is wide range of different accents worldwide: we have South African, Jamaican, Indian and Canadian English, among others.
He talked about his own experiences, being born in New Zealand and travelling to other places such as Australia and Ireland. So, he showed very peculiar examples from those countries and others concerning the way they spoke, their vocabulary and their ways of treating and interacting with the language. Hearing the way he talked using different accents made us, speakers of English, question “And I thought I knew English”. Laughs and giggles aside, I think it was a very productive lecture not only to those who are studying English in their degrees, but also to the ones who love this language or are at least somewhat curious. We learned a little about how different and diverse one language can be.
Elizabeth Rocha
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