Language Policy in Educ

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This course focuses on educational language policy (ELP) - policy about the use and instruction of languages - and how social justice and educational equity can be advanced by examining and changing the ways language is used and taught. It explores ELP as not just official policy texts, but also everyday decisions about language use and language practices. Students examine the use of language policy as an instrument of control and as an instrument of empowerment, focusing in particular on educators' roles as arbiters of educational language policy and as actors with agency to effect change.