SOCIOLINGUISTIC PROFILE OF THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE IN THE EXPANDING CIRCLE COUNTRY ACCORDING TO B. KACHRU’S MODEL (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN TURKEY)

Abstract

The paper examines peculiarities of the current sociolinguistic profile of the English language in the Turkish Republic in its EFL context. The study is carried out by analyzing functional peculiarities of the English language, range and depth of its spread in this country through an overview of its role in Turkish education and the job market. The author covers existing problems that the planned and unplanned spread of the English language have brought about, like excessive implementation of English borrowings and modern complicated demands on foreign language teaching that are not met equally well across the Turkish Republic yet. These suggest that careful language planning and policy-making are required in Turkey to make English accessible to people of all socioeconomic strata.