Varities of English

World Englishes actually stands for the localized varieties of English as they are used or spoken in certain
areas. The concept was introduced by Braj Kachru 1992 in the Asian Context which is the famous “ Three
Concentric Circles of Asian Englishes.

1st Inner Circle with ENL (English as a Native Language)

The Inner Circle

USA UK

Australia Canada

New Zealand

2nd Outer Circle with ESL ( English as Second Language)

The Outer Circle

Bangladesh Kenya Pakistan

Sri Lanka Ghana Malaysia
Philippines Tanzania India
Singapore Nigeria Zambia

3rd The Expanding Circle with EFL (English a Foreign Language)

The Expanding Circle

China Indonesia Korea

CIS Israel South Africa
Egypt Japan Taiwan
Zimbabwe South America
Saudi Arabia Carribean Countries