ERIC Number: EJ926028
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Jun
Pages: 28
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Enacting and Transforming Local Language Policies
Tardy, Christine M.
College Composition and Communication, v62 n4 p634-661 Jun 2011
Exploring language practices, beliefs, and management in a first-year writing program, this article considers the obstacles to and opportunities for transforming language policy and enacting a new multilingual norm in U.S. postsecondary writing instruction. It argues that the articulation of statements regarding language diversity, co-developed by teachers and program administrators, is a valuable step in viewing and constructing the classroom as a multilingual space. (Contains 10 notes and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Language Planning, Freshman Composition, Multilingualism, Administrators, Writing Instruction
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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