Research Article

ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students

Volume: 14 Number: Special Issue 3 December 28, 2023
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ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students

Abstract

The study, which was based on quantitative data, sought to shed light on how much ELF influences language learning goals for ESP learners, how they relate to the new ELF phenomena, and how far they are aware of the changing role of English, which was one of the least researched area in the literature. The findings indicated that the Turkish ESP students showed great awareness about the issue that today English is considered as a primary lingua franca that enables them to communicate and interact with others around the world. It was also revealed that besides that they did not place only native varieties of English or only native speakers in their English learning process, communicating with non-native speakers of English had more importance than native speakers of English in their purpose of ESP learning. They did not see the role of accuracy in English as an ultimate goal as long as intelligibility was achieved in communication. This article calls for more future research and effort devoted to enhancing ELF awareness in Turkish ESP programmes.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Other Fields of Education

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

October 25, 2023

Publication Date

December 28, 2023

Submission Date

March 18, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 14, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: Special Issue 3

APA
Poyraz, E. (2023). ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 14(Special Issue 3), 28-45. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1267500
AMA
1.Poyraz E. ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students. WAJES. 2023;14(Special Issue 3):28-45. doi:10.51460/baebd.1267500
Chicago
Poyraz, Erol. 2023. “ELF Awareness Among Turkish ESP Students”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14 (Special Issue 3): 28-45. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1267500.
EndNote
Poyraz E (December 1, 2023) ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14 Special Issue 3 28–45.
IEEE
[1]E. Poyraz, “ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students”, WAJES, vol. 14, no. Special Issue 3, pp. 28–45, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.51460/baebd.1267500.
ISNAD
Poyraz, Erol. “ELF Awareness Among Turkish ESP Students”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi 14/Special Issue 3 (December 1, 2023): 28-45. https://doi.org/10.51460/baebd.1267500.
JAMA
1.Poyraz E. ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students. WAJES. 2023;14:28–45.
MLA
Poyraz, Erol. “ELF Awareness Among Turkish ESP Students”. Batı Anadolu Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 14, no. Special Issue 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 28-45, doi:10.51460/baebd.1267500.
Vancouver
1.Erol Poyraz. ELF Awareness among Turkish ESP Students. WAJES. 2023 Dec. 1;14(Special Issue 3):28-45. doi:10.51460/baebd.1267500