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 ...