Research Methods in Language Policy and Planning: A Practical Guide

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

Author: Francis M. Hult, David Cassels Johnson
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 07/07/2015
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.60w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781118308394
ISBN10: 1118308395
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | General
- Reference | Research

About the Author

Francis M. Hult is Associate Professor at the Lund University Centre for Languages and Literature. He is the co-editor (with Kendall A. King) of Educational Linguistics in Practice (2011), editor of Directions and Prospects for Educational Linguistics (2010), and co-editor (with Bernard Spolsky) of The Handbook of Educational Linguistics (Wiley, 2008).

David Cassels Johnson is Assistant Professor of Language Education at the University of Iowa. He is the author of Language Policy (2013).