<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Based on the empirical data of my PhD research, this paper analyses the perceptions of 351 undergraduate students enrolled at English-medium universities towards English in terms of the language ideology framework. The students were purposively sampled from three programs at three Turkish universities. The data were drawn from student opinion surveys and semi-structured interviews. The findings paint a blurry picture, with a strong tendency among most students to view their English use as having the characteristics of dominant native varieties of English (American English &amp; British English), and with a high percentage of students’ acceptance of the distinctiveness of their English without referring to any standard variety. The findings also show that many students’ orientations to English are formed by two dominant language ideologies: standard English ideology and native speaker English ideology. It was also found that a large number of students did not strictly stick to either of these ideologies, particularly in their orientation to spoken English, due, as argued in the main body, to their experiences on language use that have made them aware of the demographics of diverse English users and of the diverse ways of using English. </p></abstract>

Orientations towards English among English-medium Instruction Students

AHEAD OF PRINT

Volume 6 (2023): Issue 1 (September 2023)

Volume 5 (2022): Issue 1 (April 2022)

Volume 4 (2017): Issue 3 (October 2017)

Volume 4 (2017): Issue 2 (April 2017)

Volume 4 (2017): Issue 1 (January 2017)

Volume 3 (2016): Issue 4 (October 2016)

Volume 3 (2016): Issue 3 (July 2016)

Volume 3 (2016): Issue 2 (April 2016)

Volume 3 (2016): Issue 1 (January 2016)

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 4 (October 2015)

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 3 (July 2015)

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 2 (April 2015)

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 1 (January 2015)

Volume 1 (2014): Issue 1 (October 2014)

Englishes in Practice

 Englishes in Practice (Online ISSN: 2049-7156) Having been initiated by the University of Southampton’s Centre for Global Englishes in 2014, Englishes in Practice is currently the title of the working papers of the Center for English as a Lingua Franca (CELF), Tamagawa University. It provides a forum for both members of CELF and other scholars to present research and explore matters related to global communication, including English as a lingua franca (ELF). The journal welcomes submissions which report empirical findings or which discuss theoretical, conceptual, or methodological aspects of relevance to the field.   Archiving  Sciendo archives the contents of this journal in Portico - digital long-term preservation service of scholarly books, journals and collections.  Plagiarism Policy  The editorial board is participating in a growing community of Similarity Check System's users in order to ensure that the content published is original and trustworthy. Similarity Check is a medium that allows for comprehensive manuscripts screening, aimed to eliminate plagiarism and provide a high standard and quality peer-review process. 

Englishes in Practice

Volume 2 (2015): Issue 1 (January 2015)

Orientations towards English among English-medium Instruction Students

Search

All Volumes and Issues in this Journal