Given the fact that English is no longer owned by speakers in the US or the UK, several scholars believe that today's learners should be encouraged to learn more about the different varieties of English speech spoken worldwide. As language teachers, we should be well-prepared to deal with this changing sociolinguistic reality of English, and we should accept the language variation exhibited in English as spoken today.
I believe that the variety in world Englishes in one way or another are part of many linguistic curricula across the world. My take on this is simple: There should real functional need to address the similarities and differences between these varieties. For the time being, the dominant varieties are well known. But, if, for instance, you are inetnding to stay for long in, say India or Nigeria, getting to know about them is a good idea.
Hello. I definitely think that students of English should be introduced and exposed to world Englishes, so to its varieties and changes. The English language that is spoken wordwide is a lingua franca, so students must familiarise with different accents, inflections, and ways to say things. There's no point in learning the English of Great Britain only, as in Turkey (for instance), or Germany, nobody would necessarily understand British idioms... or even tight British accents...
Actually, It is of great importance to put more efforts on English as a global language regardless its varieties. For the time being, all users of the present varieties understand each other; it is not necessary to recommend as certain variety rather than promoting English in its general dominance to reach the goal i.e. communication. Friendly speaking, despite the mushrooming of other famous languages in the world, English language still remains number one, as it brings all the people in the world in one 'Village'
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