The present study is an attempt to provide a current synopsis of World Englishes within globalized communities, as well as theoretical and applied feasibility of global linguistic features of English as an International Language (EIL). To do so, first, three main reactions against the spread of English by scholars around the world are discussed. Then, the possibility of describing and teaching ...

This study investigated whether Iranian EFL learners are aware of different varieties of English spoken throughout the world and whether they have tendency towards a particular variety of English. Likewise, it explored the attitudes of Iranian EFL learners towards the native and non-native varieties of English. Moreover, it made an attempt to investigate whether such attitudes are gender-orient...

Over the past few decades, notion of World Englishes has achieved much attention among linguists, language teachers, and other professionals. The present study explores impact these trends have had on university education in field English philology culture, focusing programmes run by Applied Languages Faculty, University Economics Bratislava, Slovakia. Our research was designed to gain insights...