“…Within this "social media paradigm of communication" (KhosraviNik, 2017), some scholars are dedicated to critical discourse analysis in social media (e.g.,Chu & Ruthrof, 2017; Sarkhoh & KhosraviNik, 2020). Several publications have also been dedicated to WE in television commercials and programs (Amos, 2019; Bhatia, 2019; Raedts et al, 2015; Vettorel & Franceschi, 2019).The fourth research area is ELF, English teaching under the ELF context, and the discussion between the WE and ELF paradigm (e.g.,Chan, 2016;Fang, 2017;Jenkins et al, 2011;Mauranen, 2018;Sifakis & Bayyurt, 2015). According to Fang (2017), the "WE-or-ELF argument has caught scholars' attention and raised several debates in various geographical contexts" (p 19)…”