ELF and GenZ: can a language and a generation shape each other?

The goal of this paper is to analyse how the English language influences the L1 use of its speakers: if and how perception of language uses and cultural identities have been affected. Investigating the experiences members of Gen Z, the final intent of this work is also to find if and how identities have been interested by the global expansion of the English language. To conduct this research, I will ask people that by birth are considered “GenZ” to respond to some questions about their use of English, their idea of culture and identity, and how these two elements might be interconnected. The question I want to try to answer is whether and how this generation and their use of the English language are taking a role in the perception of cultural identity.