Prodromou (1992) studied 300 young adult Greek learners of EFL in different proficiency levels
and found that 75% of the students preferred to learn British English while 18 % preferred
American English. The results suggested that this preference could be attributed to the overall
popularity of British English in the world, and to the bad historical image of America in Greece.
The results of his study also indicated that society‟s perceptions of historical or cultural closeness
can also play an important role in accent preference. One reason Prodromou (1992) does not
mention is that the participants were studying for Cambridge First Certificate or Proficiency
exams which are given in British English.