Language Attitudes Towards English and Its Use in Uzbekistan

This study examines attitudes towards English and its use in Uzbekistan, a multilingual country undergoing fast-paced globalization and educational transformation. Informed by a mixed-methods approach using quantitative questionnaires and qualitative interviews, the study explores how age, education, region, and culture shape opinions regarding English. There is an acute generational division in the responses, with younger respondents pro-English and viewing it as a path to education and economic gain. The older generations, however, prefer Russian, which indicates the enduring legacy of Soviet language policy. The report insists on the need for context-responsive language policy that promotes English without undermining national linguistic and cultural identity and with equal availability of quality language education to all regions and age groups.