Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities
This edited book examines language perceptions and practices in multilingual university contexts in light of recent theoretical developments questioning the conceptualization of language as a static entity, drawing on case studies from different Nort
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Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities
Maria Kuteeva Kathrin Kaufhold • Niina Hynninen Editors
Language Perceptions and Practices in Multilingual Universities
Editors Maria Kuteeva Department of English Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
Kathrin Kaufhold Department of English Stockholm University Stockholm, Sweden
Niina Hynninen Department of Languages University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland
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Acknowledgements
As this book project is nearing completion, it is time to look back and think of all those who have made it possible for us to reach this stage. On a cold January morning in 2018, we gathered several colleagues in the Department of English at Stockholm University to present and discuss the results of the research collaboration between Stockholm University (SU) and the University of Helsinki (UH). This collaboration had been launched in 2015 by the two University Presidents Professor Astrid Söderbergh Widding (SU) and Professor Jukka Kola (UH). In the following years, it enabled many researchers working in different branches of language studies at the two universities to develop projects leading to co-authored and co-edited publications. We were fortunate to receive part of these funds and to carry out joint research which has been reported in various publication outlets. We are grateful to our universities for this financial sup
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