Tension-Filled English at the Multilingual University

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).

• AcknowledgementsTranscription ConventionsChapter 1.Tension-Filled English at the Multilingual University: IntroductionPart 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 EnglishesChapter 6. Shifting Norms: Students’ Perceptions of English as Standard, Lingua Franca and Translingual PracticeChapter 7. Tensions Between Present and Desired Repertoires: Translingual Writers’ Lived Experience of English and Polyglossic SelvesChapter 8. Conclusion: Ways Forward for the Study of Tension-Filled EnglishReferencesIndex

With her trademark combination of sharp intellect and sober pragmaticism, Kuteeva perspicaciously offers a counterposition to the orthodoxy of linguistic diversity, pointing out a few elephants in the room. Compellingly written, this must-read book shows what new insights a Bakhtinian perspective can contribute to understandings of why standard English continues to dominate in multilingual universities.