Language Policy as Practice
Advancing the Empirical Turn in Language Policy Research
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This edited book brings together original contributions from scholars working across Language Policy and Planning to advance the recent 'Empirical turn' that has taken place in the field. All the chapters in the volume show how Language Policy can be conceptualized 'as practice' in a variety of domains, ranging from the home to the workplace, schools, and higher education. The authors also suggest further theoretical, methodological, and empirical developments for the discipline in light of this epistemological shift. A Foreword and an Afterword shed light on the theoretical and empirical lineage of this volume and show how this book contributes to the humanization of Language Policy research. This book will be of interest to scholars and post-graduate students working across Language Policy and Planning, Language in Education Policy, and Family Language Policy, as well as those in adjacent fields including Education Policy, Classroom Discourse, Linguistic Anthropology, Sociology of Education, and Multilingualism.
Florence Bonacina-Pugh is a Lecturer in Language Education in the Moray House School of Education and Sport at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She is also the co-founder and co-chair of the Language Policy Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics. She co-chairs the Language Policy Forum, an international event that gathers language policy scholars and language policy makers annually.
This edited book brings together original contributions from scholars working across Language Policy and Planning to advance the recent 'Empirical turn' that has taken place in the field. All the chapters in the volume show how Language Policy can be conceptualized 'as practice' in a variety of domains, ranging from the home to the workplace, schools, and higher education. The authors also suggest further theoretical, methodological, and empirical developments for the discipline in light of this epistemological shift. A Foreword and an Afterword shed light on the theoretical and empirical lineage of this volume and show how this book contributes to the humanization of Language Policy research. This book will be of interest to scholars and post-graduate students working across Language Policy and Planning, Language in Education Policy, and Family Language Policy, as well as those in adjacent fields including Education Policy, Classroom Discourse, Linguistic Anthropology, Sociology of Education, and Multilingualism.
Showcases the recent epistemological move across the field of language policy research Demonstrates how language policy can be conceptualized 'as practice' in a variety of domains Draws together contributions from a range of scholars at the forefront of the empirical turn in LPP research
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“This volume equips teachers—and all stakeholders in language education—with a more grounded understanding of policy-in-action. In doing so, it encourages us to engage more thoughtfully, creatively, and ethically with the policies that shape our teaching and our students’ learning experiences.” (Hengzhi Hu and Harwati Hashim, Slovo a slovesnost, Vol. 86 (4), 2025)
“Language Policy as Practice: Advancing the Empirical Turn in Language Policy, explores situated linguistic choices as a fertile site for the invocation, formation and rejection of linguistic norms. … it gives a thorough and clearly written account of contemporary empirical approaches to language policy research. … the volume will naturally meet the interests of language policy scholars, but should also be recommended reading to students, teachers … working in the field or in other areas of socio- and applied linguistics.” (Erin McInerney and Christine Hélot, Language Policy, Vol. 24 (3), September, 2025)
“This volume, while insightful in its exploration of practiced language policy, might leave some readers wanting more in terms of practical application. It would be valuable for future volumes to build upon these theoretical discussions and empirical findings by offering more concrete solutions or practical guidance for policymakers, educators, and practitioners.” (Alia Amir, Language Problems and Language Planning, May 23, 2025)
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