From Policy to Practice (Poster 9)

• In Event: Division D Graduate Student Committee In-Progress Research Gala Poster Session

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the language ideolog(ies) present within public education in the state of Arizona, with the intention of demystifying the tensions and alignments of language policy, research, community perspective, and practice. In doing so, it is my goal to present actionable pursuits to close the gap between theoretical best practices in language teaching and actual classroom practices. The research will employ the methodological and theoretical foundations of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) as a way of bridging diverse texts about language policy/practice produced by stakeholders in the field (i.e. policymakers and politicians, the media, community members, school personnel, families, and students). Data will be collected through a wide range of text exemplars, including but not limited to written legislation, recorded speeches, pamphlets, online community forums, textbooks, ethnographic classroom texts, and interviews. Selected texts will be analyzed independently as well as in concert with other texts. Finally, all data will be analyzed in relation to the existing vast body of research concerning bi/multilingual learning and identity.

Author

• Katie R. Clones, Arizona State University