Global Perspectives on Language Education Policies

Presenting research on language policy and planning, with a special focus on educational contexts in which English plays a role, this book brings readers up-to-date on the latest developments in research, theory, and practice in a rapidly changing field. The diversity of authors, research settings, and related topics offers a sample of empirical studies across multiple language teaching and university contexts. The fifth volume in the Global Research on Teaching and Learning English series, it features access to both new and previously unpublished research in chapters written by TIRF Doctoral Dissertation Grant awardees and invited chapters by respected scholars in the field.

JoAnn ( Jodi) Crandall is Professor Emerita of Education at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA. She is a past president of TESOL, WATESOL, and AAAL, and a founding and current member of the TIRF Board of Trustees.

Kathleen M. Bailey is Professor of Applied Linguistics in the TESOL/TFL Programs at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and at Anaheim University, USA. She is a past president of both TESOL and AAAL, as well as the current president of TIRF.