New Developments in the Theory and Method of Educational Language Policy Research

In this lecture, Dr. Johnson outlines how new developments in the theory and method of educational language policy research relate to a history of language policy and planning (LPP) scholarship. As the LPP field has developed, new theories and methods have contributed to an increasing understanding of the creation, interpretation, and appropriation of language policy texts and discourses. In particular, He considers how new applications of theoretical orientations – including neoliberalism, normalization, and raciolinguisitcs – enhance the field. Still, many perennial and central questions have not been answered within the field and he highlights these as possible avenues for future research.
在这个讲座中，约翰逊副教授将概述教育语言政策研究的理论和方法的新进展与语言政策与规划（LPP）学术史的关系。随着语言政策领域的发展，新的理论和方法帮助我们对语言政策文本和语篇的创造、解释和使用有更多的了解。他将重点探究了理论取向的新应用——包括新自由主义、规范化和民族语言学——是如何丰富这一领域的研究的。许多长期存在的核心问题在该领域尚未得到回答，约翰逊副教授在讲座中强调这些可能是未来研究的方向。