Intelligibility of Select World Englishes and the Factors Affecting It: The Case of High School ESL Learners

With the significant upsurge of English language speakers in world, it is easier to anticipate chances both native and non-native communicating with each other. As a consequence, question intelligibility different varieties has become area be studied. Normally, most studies utilized participants who have an extensive background language, such as majors, teachers, or natives investigate World Englishes. However, Philippine setting, students across all grade levels also use their second official language. Stemming from aforementioned, this paper projects establish research space by employing ESL senior high school Southern Mindanao determine American, Philippine, Chinese Englishes factors that affect these varieties. mixed method design, study found was relatively intelligible variety students. Moreover, further revealed accent familiarity, pronunciation, speech rate, linguistic environment are influence intelligibility. The findings suggest users should keen on increase awareness English. It suggested teachers adopt beneficial for achieve better