This paper is devoted to research on the effect of ethnic identity on English language learning with special focus on the University situated in Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. As far as ethnic identity is concerned, it is a subject of identity classifications wherein membership is determined by the relevant attributes so associated with the descent. In accordance with Horowitz (1985), it is a well-accepted umbrella concept which embraces groups differentiated by color, language, culture, creed, nationality, castes, etc. It has been observed over a period of time that the students coming from remote Sakha region to the universities have to struggle a great deal while learning English as a foreign language. In this research, it is hereby supposed that the mental make-up or mentality of these students does impact their understanding of English language. For the sake of proving this assumption, an empirical study was conducted on a group of full-time students of engineering discipline being pursued by them at the university of Sakha Republic. The results showed that these students' mentality impacts their learning of English language, a fact which is noteworthy and significant for educators and policymakers alike. It could also be understood that unless the cultural, social and ethnic aspects of any language are known in affirmative, having a thorough grip over the language concerned is impossible. Therefore, this research has gone deep in a pertinent direction to find out intercultural communication as a prerequisite to know the related features of a particular identity and language too.