Tension-Filled English at the Multilingual University

A Bakhtinian Perspective
Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-1-80041-671-0
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 199 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 493 g

This book begins with the idea that English in the multilingual university is filled with and surrounded by tensions, from the renegotiation and bending of language norms to the emotional strain of the increasing use of English. It explores how these tensions are experienced by those who find themselves in multilingual university settings outside the anglophone world and use English in their research or education. The author examines the use of English in multiple domains in Swedish universities, progressing from macro perspectives on language policies to in-depth qualitative studies of individuals. The book presents both a synthesis of recent scholarship on the use of language in multilingual universities and the author’s own empirical findings, which are situated in a theoretical framework based on the work of Mikhail Bakhtin. The book offers the reader a novel way of tracing the links between language perceptions and practices on the ground, and the forces and processes which govern these practices.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kuteeva, Maria

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Lehrerausbildung
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Transcription Conventions

Chapter 1.Tension-Filled English at the Multilingual University: Introduction

Part 1: Multi-Faceted English in Multilingual University Settings

Chapter 2. Exploring Conceptualisations of English: Standard, Lingua Franca and Translingual Practice

Chapter 3.‘More parallel’? English in University Language Policies and Wider Discourses

Part 2: Research Dialogue through ‘Unitary’ Englishes

Chapter 4. Language in Academic Disciplines: The Object of Study and its ‘Voice’

Chapter 5. Towards New ‘Unitary Language’: Language Requirements and Multilingual Researchers’ Perspectives

Part 3: Language Perceptions and Repertoires: Between Unitary and Heteroglossic Englishes

Chapter 6. Shifting Norms: Students’ Perceptions of English as Standard, Lingua Franca and Translingual Practice

Chapter 7. Tensions Between Present and Desired Repertoires: Translingual Writers’ Lived Experience of English and Polyglossic Selves

Chapter 8. Conclusion: Ways Forward for the Study of Tension-Filled English

References

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Kuteeva, Maria
Maria Kuteeva is Professor of English Linguistics at Stockholm University, Sweden. She is co-editor of Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities (with K. Kaufhold and N. Hynninen, 2020, Palgrave McMillan).

Maria Kuteeva is Professor of English Linguistics at Stockholm University, Sweden. She is lead editor of Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities (with K. Kaufhold and N. Hynninen, 2020, Palgrave McMillan).