Negotiating Language Policies in Schools: Educators as Policymakers

The wisdom encompassed in these essays is tellingly international in scope, usefully pedagogical in orientation, and solidly grounded in the authors' decades of experience.Nancy Hornberger, From the Foreword'¦an especially timely contribution in light of the growing impact of transmigration and globalization in education systems around the world.Teresa McCarty, Arizona State UniversityTeachers are at the epicenter of language policy in education, acting as change agents of the complex and often contradictory policies they must translate into practice. This book explores how teachers interpret, negotiate, resist, and (re)create language policies in classrooms. Bridging the divide between policy and practice by analyzing their interconnectedness, it looks the negotiation of language education policies in schools around the world.Each chapter shares findings from research conducted in specific school districts, schools, or classrooms and then details how educators bring language education policies to life in these local contexts. Designed to provide educators with deeper understandings of this dynamic process, discussion questions and/or ideas for action research projects are included in each chapter, and practical suggestions and guiding principles are provided for teachers who are negotiating language policies in their own schools.