Maria Kuteeva
Professor
About me
I received my MPhil (1995) and PhD (1999) in English from the University of Manchester, where I also started my university teaching career. I joined the Department of English at Stockholm University in 2008 and was involved in the establishment of the Centre for Academic English (CAE), which I directed between 2010 and 2017. In 2011 I earned the title of associate professor (Swedish: docent) and became full professor in 2014. I have been a visiting researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2013) and the University of Helsinki (2018), and an Erik Allardt research fellow at the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies (2021)
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Over the last fifteen years, my research and publications have focused on the use of English in multilingual university settings, e.g. English-medium education (EME/EMI), writing for publication, and the impact of digital technologies on academic discourse. I have led and participated in several research projects and am currently part of the ReMoDEL ↗ project team (VR 2023-03853). My work has appeared in international peer-reviewed journals, such as Applied Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Discourse, Context and Media, Higher Education, and Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. The book Tension-filled English at the multilingual university: A Bakhtinian perspective (2023, Multilingual Matters) develops a novel analytical framework to theorise my emprical research findings. Since 2022 my work has been recognized in the Stanford/Elsevier World's 2% most-cited scientists ↗ ranking.
I have supervised research projects on topics related to discourse analysis, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, language teaching and learning, and other areas of English linguistics. 6 PhD students have completed their projects under my supervision and 1 is currently in progress at Stockholm University. My teaching in the Department includes lectures and workshops on research methods and Pragmatics, as well as courses on "Discourse Analysis", "English and Multilingualism", "Syntax", "Language for Specific Purposes", and "English for Academic Research". I am also coordinating and teaching a course Dynamics of Multilingualism for the Faculty of the Humanities Doctoral School.
I have edited two books and five special journals issues, and serve on the editorial boards of Applied Linguistics (Oxford University Press), Journal of English for Academic Purposes (Elsevier), Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes (John Benjamins), as well as the open access peer-reviewed series "Stockholm English Studies" (SUP). Together with Ruth Breeze, I am co-editor-in-chief of Ibérica: Journal of the European Association of Languages for Specific Purposes (AELFE, Q1 in Linguistics and Language).
Over the last few years, I have completed several external review assignments for universities and research funding organisations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Singapore and the UK. I am currently a member of the Linguistics and Language Studies review panel for the Research Council of Finland.
Introduction
My current research lies at the intersection of discourse analysis and sociolinguistics with a particular focus on the use of English in multilingual settings. I am also interested on the impact of new media on language use and literacy practices.
Skills and Expertise
Academic Writing • Qualitative Analysis • Applied Linguistics • Teaching • Language Teaching • Learning • Pedagogy • Foreign Language Learning • Language • English Language
Additional affiliations
September 2008 - present
Stockholm University
Department of English, Stockholm, Sweden
Position: Professor (Full)
Publications
Publications (63)
Recent Selected Publications
Tension-filled English at the multilingual university: A Bakhtinian perspective
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.
Negotiating stance expressions in research writing with GenAI: A three-step prompt approach for ChatGPT
Recent studies have examined differences in the use of stance expressions between human and GenAI writing. In professional research writing, stance expressions not only reflect authors' attitudes and assessments but also function as manifestations of disciplinary norms.
Revisiting the 'E' in EMI: students' perceptions of standard English, lingua franca and translingual practices
Conceptualizations of English as standard, as a lingua franca, or as part of translingual practice form part of the discourses surrounding its use in EMI. This paper adds to the stakeholders' perceptions of English research.
An 'E' for 'elite' in EMI? Global, local and elite dimensions in the promotion of English-medium university programmes
The move towards EMI in higher education has been connected to university internationalisation, which reflects neoliberal trends. Our study taps into this line of inquiry by examining how EMI programmes are promoted.
Knowledge flows and languages of publication: English as a bridge and a fence in international knowledge exchanges
Ongoing debates in the humanities and social sciences concern different ways in which knowledge is viewed and constructed. As the main language of academic publication, English features prominently in these debates.
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, drawing on case studies from different Northern European contexts.
English as an academic language at a Swedish university: Parallel language use and the 'threat' of English
This article discusses current trends in Swedish higher education by presenting the results of a large-scale survey on the use of English conducted at Stockholm University, involving 668 staff and 4524 students.
For a complete list of publications, please visit my academic profiles or contact me directly.