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

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

Notes on Contributors viiForeword xiiThomas Ricento1 Introduction: The Practice of Language Policy Research 1Francis M. Hult and David Cassels JohnsonPart I Fundamental Considerations 72 Selecting Appropriate Research Methods in LPP Research: Methodological Rich Points 9Nancy H. Hornberger3 Researcher Positionality 21Angel M.Y. Lin4 Ethical Considerations in Language Policy Research 33Suresh Canagarajah and Phiona Stanley5 Language Policy and Political Theory 45Stephen May6 Language and Law 56Dimitry Kochenov and Fernand de VarennesPart II Methodological Approaches to Language Planning and Policy Research 677 Exploring Language Problems through Q-Sorting 69Joseph Lo Bianco8 Ethnography in Language Planning and Policy Research 81Teresa L. McCarty9 Classroom Discourse Analysis as a Lens on Language-in-Education Policy Processes 94Marilyn Martin-Jones10 Applying Corpus Linguistics to Language Policy 107Shannon Fitzsimmons-Doolan11 The Economics of Language Policy: An Introduction to Evaluation Work 118François Grin and François Vaillancourt12 Analyzing Language Policies in New Media 130Helen Kelly-Holmes13 Historical-Structural Analysis 140James W. Tollefson14 Interpretive Policy Analysis for Language Policy 152Sarah Catherine K. Moore and Terrence G. Wiley15 Intertextuality and Language Policy 166David Cassels Johnson16 Mapping Language Ideologies 181Adnan Ajsic and Mary McGroarty17 Investigating Relationships between Language Attitudes and Policy Issues 193Åsa Palviainen and Ari Huhta18 Using Census Data and Demography in Policy Analysis 205Minglang Zhou19 Making Policy Connections across Scales Using Nexus Analysis 217Francis M. HultPublic Engagement and the LPP Scholar 233Appendix A Interacting with Schools and Communities 235Rebecca Freeman FieldAppendix B Participating in Policy Debates about Language 240John R. RickfordAppendix C Interacting with Politicians and Policymakers 244Lava D. AwasthiAppendix D Managing Media Appearances 248Kendall A. KingIndex 253