Full Description
This collection brings together theory and ethnographic research from a range of national contexts to offer unique insights into the nature of agency in language policy and planning. Situated within a broader sociological framework, the book explores agentive processes at work in case studies from around the world, engaging in discussions of such key themes as language and identity, language ideologies, linguistic diversity in education, and language revitalization. Each chapter examines the ways in which decisions made at both the local and national level impact language use and in turn, the dynamic relationship between language use, policy, and practice in these contexts. Taken together, this volume advances our understanding of agency in language policy and planning and directions for future research, making this key reading for students and scholars in language and education, critical sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics.
Contents
Foreword
Francis M. Hult
Introduction
Gregory Paul Glasgow and Jeremie Bouchard
1 Agency in language policy and planning: A theoretical model
Jeremie Bouchard and Gregory Paul Glasgow
2 Micro language planning and agency in the context of bilingual education provision in Mozambique
Feliciano Chimbutane
3 Language change and social shifts post-2010 in the Kyrgyz Republic
Elise S. Ahn
4 Construction of an 'ideal parent': Exploring the interplay between the educational policies and Azerbajani families' agentive responses in Tabriz, Iran
Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi
5 Constraints on agency in micro-language policy and planning in schools: A case study of curriculum change
Anthony J. Liddicoat
6 Singapore's language policy: Agentive responses and views of individual Singaporeans
Patrick Chin Leong Ng
7 The importance of leadership practices in language planning in schools
Catherine Chua and Johannah Soo
8 Structure, agency and the "Teaching English in English" policy: The case of South Korea
Tae-Hee Choi
9 Development, implementation and contestation of language-in-education policies in Nunavut
Shelley Tulloch, Cathy Lee and Naullaq Arnaquq
10 The importance of leadership practices in language planning in schools
Jen Vanek, Jenna Cushing-Leubner, Mel Engman and Anna Kaiper
Conclusion
Gregory Paul Glasgow & Jeremie Bouchard
