The Influence of English Language Education and its Impact on Public Perception

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Chinese Studies and Asia-Pacific Studies, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

2 Department of Chinese and Asia-Pacific Studies, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia

Abstract

This article looks at how other nations' public discourse portrays the English language and how English language instruction affects public opinion. Finding words and phrases that are used to depict the English language is the aim of the work. The authors' analysis of text from foreign media sources revealed that, in addition to being descriptive, the language used to portray the English language also has a prescriptive quality that directs readers' perceptions and thoughts about the language and its place in society. The results show that language influences and how they affect public perceptions need to be discussed. The analysis focused on theoretical approaches used in linguistic and cultural studies to describe the nation's image. The distinctive qualities of the English language's image emerged during the course of the work. A range of English language-related articles and publications from 2019 to 2021 were examined. The unique characteristics of the lexical portrayal of the English language in the public discourse of other nations were exposed, along with the extensive utilization of evaluative concepts, quotes, chengyu, metaphors, and other lexical devices. The use of different language manipulations was discovered through the examination of publications and articles about the English language. The lexical techniques under study also allowed for an analysis of their impact on the development of the English language's image in the publicistic discourse of other nations, as well as the identification of key trends in the way that the nation is portrayed to readers of publicistic texts. The study also demonstrates that there is a favorable perception of the English language overall. Public relations pieces and news texts highlight the English language's advantages and accomplishments across a range of industries; no articles under study included overt criticism or the expression of unfavorable opinions.

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Volume 14, Issue 3
Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL 2023), October 30, 2023, Kazan, Russia
October 2023
Pages 502-506