Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of Language and Education Review, cilt.1, sa.2, ss.12-25, 2022 (Hakemli Dergi)
With the impact of globalization, English has spread all over the world by becoming the lingua franca for the people who do not share a common language. While spreading, English has been interpreted by different nations in line with their own norms and conditions, which paved the way for the concept of “World Englishes” (WE). With these newly emergent Englishes throughout the world, the place of Standard English (i.e., the variety of the people whose mother tongue is English) has become questionable. Therefore, how people perceive Standard English and World Englishes has been a point of interest for researchers. In this regard, this study aims to inquire English Language Teaching (ELT) students‟ attitudes towards both World Englishes and Standard English. Based on a mixed-method study design through a modification of the matched guise technique adapted from Alford and Strother (1995) and semi-structured interviews, 30 ELT students‟ attitudes towards 10. Different varieties of English were analyzed. The results have revealed that participants‟ attitudes towards native and non-native varieties of English are different from each other.