In ELF research, sociolinguistic issues like language attitudes increasingly attract scholarly attention. This study concentrates on language attitudes concerning ELF in the European context, focusing on European students opinions. As a theoretical basis, issues concerning the conceptualization of ELF, language spread and English in Europe are discussed. The students attitudes were elicited by means of a questionnaire completed by 250 participants. The questionnaires explore the students perceptions of five areas: 1) their role as learners and users of the language, 2) English and ...
In ELF research, sociolinguistic issues like language attitudes increasingly attract scholarly attention. This study concentrates on language attitu...