Abstract
There is an intensified interest among researchers and practitioners toward English as lingua franca (ELF), World Englishes (WE) and Global Englishes (GE) (Jenkins, 2012; Rose et al., 2021). However, beliefs about Standard English and the ideology of traditional English teaching are rarely studied in a GE context. The current study explores issues related to the student's language beliefs about Global Englishes, China English, Standard English, and English language education in mainland China. Both questionnaire and interview data are collected from students studying at a public university in mainland China. The results give prominence to the prevalence of the belief that English is a global language and that learners should be exposed to different varieties of the English language. Though Standard English grasps a dominant status in the learners’ beliefs, high awareness of and astrong preference for China English are still indicated. The findings also reveal that the current exam-oriented English language teaching in China might impede the students from being competent English users.
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