The Language Policy Research Unit (LPRU) is part of the Center for Educational Research for Global Sustainability. LPRU promotes research and policy analysis on the challenges and opportunities posed by national and global multilingualism. LPRU priorities include:
- Interdisciplinary studies to promote equitable language policies in education and society;
- Demographic studies with policy implications for language rights and preservation;
- Historical and contemporary studies on language contact, conflict, and minority language accommodation and promotion; and
- Media, legal and legislative analyses to inform public discourse and policy making in local, regional, national, and international contexts
LPRU is affiliated with the
Consortium for Language Policy and Planning at the University of Pennsylvania, and with national and internationally renowned scholars from universities in the United States and globally.
Language Policy Research Unit
Center for Educational Research for Global Sustainability
Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education
Arizona State University
PO Box 870211
Tempe AZ 85287-0211
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Graduate interns investigate challenges for English Language Learners
The Arizona English Language Learner Study 2010 is a collaborative research project among researchers and graduate interns from ASU, the University of Arizona, UCLA, and Stanford University. It is designed to address the challenges of meeting the educational needs of Arizona's English Language Learners. The objective of the study is to determine what is working most effectively to provide Arizona's English language learners with a quality education. We intend to learn what the overall plan is in each district for bringing ELL students to the same standards as all students, and to on-time graduation from high school, prepared for postsecondary education. The information collected from this study will help us learn more about the challenges that teachers face and how to better meet their needs, so all students in Arizona can accomplish their educational goals.
The Arizona English Language Learner Study 2010 Research Team
Center for Applied Linguistics releases survey results
Are U.S. schools preparing students to become competent world citizens able to communicate in more than one language? To answer this question, the Center for Applied Linguistics conducted a national survey of foreign language instruction in elementary and secondary schools. The publication,
Foreign Language Teaching in U.S. Schools: Results of a National Survey, provides detailed information on current patterns and shifts over time in five key areas: amount of foreign language instruction in schools, languages and types of programs offered, foreign language curriculum, teacher certification and professional development, and effects of education reform on language instruction.
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CAL's Web site to download a free Executive Summary of the report. The complete report can be purchased at CAL’s online store.
