This article draws on chaos theory to critically analyse the recent higher education reforms that have been taking place in Poland. The argument launched in this article aims to show that the reforms are based primarily on neoliberal foundations and to expose the linguistic dominance of the English language in neoliberal settings. The English language appears to be a strong tool of neoliberal power, used to empower or to marginalise local academics. The divisive power of English exploited by reformists creates a growing fissure between age cohorts, disciplines and academics representing diverse social backgrounds. The tension and uncertainty brought about by the reforms have increased the anxiety and competition between scholars, undermining solidarity and compromising joint agency. The long-term results of entering the neoliberal “rat race”, which is strongly reliant on English language skills, are yet unknown.

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2018/2019年波兰高等教育改革的混沌理论和新自由主义英语维度

本文利用混沌理论来批判性地分析波兰最近发生的高等教育改革。本文中提出的论点旨在表明改革主要基于新自由主义的基础，并揭示新自由主义环境下英语在语言上的主导地位。英语似乎是新自由主义力量的强大工具，用于赋权或边缘化本地学者。改革者利用英语的分裂力量在代表不同社会背景的同龄人，学科和学者之间产生了越来越大的裂痕。改革带来的紧张和不确定性增加了学者之间的焦虑和竞争，破坏了团结并损害了联合代理。进入新自由主义“老鼠赛跑”的长期结果，