English as a lingua franca (ELF) and its status in the Kurdish Language
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https://doi.org/10.21928/juhd.v11n3y2025.pp61-73Keywords:
English as a lingua franca (ELF), Native speaker, non-native speaker, Standard languageAbstract
Since the 1990s, English has not only emerged as a strong language, but has become a world, global and international one, that today there are far more non-native speakers than native speakers.
This research goes into the field of Applied Sociolinguistics, which is an effort to present the key concepts and principles of (EFL) methods, and it plays a role in bringing English language users together, who have different the linguistic, ethnic and cultural background, At the same time, they effectively manage the communication process.
The research findings were derived from a 26-item questionnaire confirm that users in the Kurdistan Region are not very familiar with the concepts and principles of ELF, but do not reject them. English-speaking Kurds believe that the spread of English has a negative impact on reducing the value and role of the Kurdish language, but the Kurdish language is also able to face the dangers of the spread of English and can resist to some extent.
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