Diversidad de acentos del inglés y comprensión auditiva en lengua extranjera: revisión de alcance

June Vibeke  Holmquist Mejia; Tumbaco Saltos  Iván Mateo; Melany Marey  Ponce Gutiérrez; Kyana Nayelly  Cardenas Cedeño

doi:10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i3.1854

Authors

June Vibeke Holmquist Mejia Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6959-1553
Tumbaco Saltos Iván Mateo Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5955-7841
Melany Marey Ponce Gutiérrez Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4484-7727
Kyana Nayelly Cardenas Cedeño Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2639-509X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59169/pentaciencias.v8i3.1854

Keywords:

ingleses globales; acentos del inglés; comprensión auditiva; familiaridad con el acento; revisión de alcance

Abstract

La diversidad de acentos caracteriza la comunicación actual en inglés, pero muchos cursos de inglés como lengua extranjera aún concentran la práctica auditiva en pocas variedades de prestigio. Esta revisión de alcance examinó la relación entre la diversidad de acentos y la comprensión auditiva de estudiantes de inglés. Siguiendo los lineamientos metodológicos del Joanna Briggs Institute y las recomendaciones de reporte de PRISMA-ScR, se buscaron en ERIC, DOAJ y OpenAlex estudios publicados desde 2020; la última búsqueda se ejecutó el 3 de agosto de 2026. De 137 registros, 24 estudios con aproximadamente 1.437 participantes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. La familiaridad influyó en el desempeño y la dificultad percibida, pero ningún acento fue sistemáticamente más comprensible en todos los contextos. La inteligibilidad de los hablantes, la competencia de los oyentes y el diseño de las tareas explicaron parte de la variación. Nueve intervenciones indicaron que la exposición a diversos acentos puede favorecer la comprensión y la conciencia fonológica cuando se combina con orientación explícita, repetición y reflexión; la retención y los cambios en las actitudes vinculadas al prestigio de los acentos fueron menos consistentes. Se recomienda incorporar gradualmente acentos diversos y calibrar las voces y las tareas de evaluación.

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