Research methods in language policy and planning : a practical guide

✍ Scribed by Hult, Francis M.; Johnson, David Cassels

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 268
• Series: Guides to research methods in language and linguistics
• Edition: First Edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This is the first volume exclusively devoted to research methods in language policy and planning (LPP). Each chapter is written by a leading language policy expert and provides a how-to guide to planning studies as well as gathering and analyzing data Covers a broad range of methods, making it easily accessible to and useful for transdisciplinary researchers working with language policy in any capacity Will serve as both a foundational methods text for graduate students and novice researchers, and a useful methodological reference for experienced LPP researchers Includes a series of guidelines for public engagement to assist scholars as they endeavor to incorporate their work into the public policy process

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Notes on Contributors
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Practice of Language Policy Research
References
Further Reading
Chapter 2 Selecting Appropriate Research Methods in LPP Research: Methodological Rich Points
Introduction
LPP as an Evolving Theoretical and Methodological Terrain
Methodological Rich Points
Who researches whom in LPP?
What do LPP researchers study?
Where do LPP researchers carry out their research?
How do LPP researchers collect, analyze, and interpret data?
Why do LPP research?
Conclusion
Notes
References Further ReadingChapter 3 Researcher Positionality
Introduction
Knowledge-Constitutive Interests, Disciplines of Inquiry, and Researcher Positionality
The technical (work) interest
The practical (communicative) interest
The critical (emancipatory) interest
Disciplines of Inquiry and Researcher Positionality
The positivist research paradigm
The interpretive research paradigm
The critical research paradigm
An Example: The Case of Hong Kong Study One. Measuring the effect of the medium of instruction (MOI) streaming policy on the academic scores and psychosocial indicators of English medium instruction (EMI) and Chinese medium instruction (CMI) studentsStudy Two. Ethnography of a class changing from CMI to EMI
Study Three. Both an interpretive and critical ethnographic study in an "international division" of a former CMI secondary school
On the Necessity of Becoming a Reflexive "Tweener"
References
Further Reading
Chapter 4 Ethical Considerations in Language Policy Research
Introduction
Background
Whose Interests? Researcher IdentityRepresentation of Knowledge
Conclusion
References
Further Reading
Chapter 5 Language Policy and Political Theory
Introduction
Addressing Key Issues
Addressing Key Topics
References
Further Reading
Chapter 6 Language and Law
Introduction
Justification and Rights
Law Against Linguistic Diversity
Should the State Speak the Language of the Population?
Contemporary International Law: Some Positive Developments
The Law's Crucial Role in Ensuring Linguistic Rights and Freedom
Notes
References
Further Reading Part II Methodological Approaches to Language Planning and Policy ResearchChapter 7 Exploring Language Problems through Q-Sorting
Introduction
Developing Research Questions
Choosing Contexts
Methods for Data Collection and Analysis
Case Study
References
Further Reading
Chapter 8 Ethnography in Language Planning and Policy Research
Introduction
Developing (Good) Research Questions
Choosing Contexts
Methods for Data Collection and Analysis
Case Study: The Native Language Shift and Retention Study
Concluding Thoughts
References
Further Reading