Notes on Contributors vii
 
Foreword xii
 
Thomas Ricento
 
1 Introduction: The Practice of Language Policy Research 1
Francis M. Hult and David Cassels Johnson
 
Part I Fundamental Considerations 7
 
2 Selecting Appropriate Research Methods in LPP Research: Methodological Rich Points 9
Nancy H. Hornberger
 
3 Researcher Positionality 21
Angel M.Y. Lin
 
4 Ethical Considerations in Language Policy Research 33
Suresh Canagarajah and Phiona Stanley
 
5 Language Policy and Political Theory 45
Stephen May
 
6 Language and Law 56
Dimitry Kochenov and Fernand de Varennes
 
Part II Methodological Approaches to Language Planning and Policy Research 67
 
7 Exploring Language Problems through Q?]Sorting 69
Joseph Lo Bianco
 
8 Ethnography in Language Planning and Policy Research 81
Teresa L. McCarty
 
9 Classroom Discourse Analysis as a Lens on Language?]in?]Education Policy Processes 94
Marilyn Martin?]Jones
 
10 Applying Corpus Linguistics to Language Policy 107
Shannon Fitzsimmons?]Doolan
 
11 The Economics of Language Policy: An Introduction to Evaluation Work 118
François Grin and François Vaillancourt
 
12 Analyzing Language Policies in New Media 130
Helen Kelly?]Holmes
 
13 Historical?]Structural Analysis 140
James W. Tollefson
 
14 Interpretive Policy Analysis for Language Policy 152
Sarah Catherine K. Moore and Terrence G. Wiley
 
15 Intertextuality and Language Policy 166
David Cassels Johnson
 
16 Mapping Language Ideologies 181
Adnan Ajsic and Mary McGroarty
 
17 Investigating Relationships between Language Attitudes and Policy Issues 193
Åsa Palviainen and Ari Huhta
 
18 Using Census Data and Demography in Policy Analysis 205
Minglang Zhou
 
19 Making Policy Connections across Scales Using Nexus Analysis 217
Francis M. Hult
 
Public Engagement and the LPP Scholar 233
 
Appendix A Interacting with Schools and Communities 235
Rebecca Freeman Field
 
Appendix B Participating in Policy Debates about Language 240
John R. Rickford
 
Appendix C Interacting with Politicians and Policymakers 244
Lava D. Awasthi
 
Appendix D Managing Media Appearances 248
Kendall A. King
 
Index 000