Abstract :
In his recent book Translingual Practice, Canagarajah argues for a paradigm shift in language teaching and research. Instead of seeing language as entities isolated from each other, and norms as prescribed and fixed, the readers are challenged to consider constant interactions between languages and negotiation of norms through practice. All ten chapters of the book are devoted consistently to this central argument, which contributes some new understandings to recent discussions in composition studies and applied linguistics on postcolonial approaches to the use of English in diverse contexts (e.g., Higgins, 2009; Lu & Horner, 2013; Pennycook, 2010; 2012).
