Language Diversity, Policy and Social Justice: In Honor of Terrence G. Wiley

by Kellie Rolstad (Editor), Wayne E. Wright (Editor), Na Liu (Editor), Jeff MacSwan (Editor)

Overview

This book honors the impactful work of Terrence G. Wiley on advancing social justice in the areas of language diversity and language policy. It brings together a group of experienced scholars to provide an overview of research and progress in three areas: heritage and community language education, ideologies of language and literacies, and language policy. The chapters cover a wide range of formal and informal learning spaces and address language policies and practices from the national to the local levels. The international appeal of Wiley’s work is represented through the rich diversity of the contributing scholars and research contexts. With an emphasis on advancing scholarship and advocacy for language minoritized populations in the United States and around the world, this book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in the fields of language education, language policy and sociolinguistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781836681007
Publisher:	Multilingual Matters Ltd.
Publication date:	06/10/2025
Series:	Bilingual Education & Bilingualism , #151
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	268
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Kellie Rolstad is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education at the University of Maryland, USA. Her research interests include the language of schooling, language diversity, translanguaging/plurilingualism, alternative learning outcomes and democratic education, and her work has appeared in numerous linguistics journals and edited collections.

Wayne E. Wright is Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs, and Faculty Development and the Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language in the College of Education at Purdue University, USA. He is Co-Editor of the Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, Editor of the Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, and Co-Editor of the Bilingual Education and Bilingualism book series.

Na Liu is a senior research and planning analyst at Chabot College, California, USA. She conducts research studies and program evaluation to support evidence-based decision and policymaking and inform educational program development. Previously, she served as an expert on heritage and community language development and Chinese language assessment at the Center for Applied Linguistics.

Jeff MacSwan is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Education and Professor of Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at the University of Maryland, USA. His research focuses on the linguistic study of bilingualism and codeswitching (or language alternation) and the implications for multilingual students in education. His recent books include Multilingual Perspectives on Translanguaging (Multilingual Matters, 2022) and Codeswitching in the Classroom (with Christian J. Faltis, Routledge, 2020).

Table of Contents

Contributors

Kellie Rolstad, Wayne Wright, Na Liu and Jeff MacSwan: Preface

1. Kellie Rolstad: The Multipurpose Professor: The Life and Legacy of Terrence G. Wiley

Part 1: Heritage and Community Language Education

2. Jin Sook Lee and Samantha Harris: Hallyu’s Role in Changing the Landscape of Korean Heritage Language Education

3. Teresa L. McCarty: Local Knowledge, Border Thinking and Activism: Keystones in Terrence Wiley’s Interdisciplinary Scholarship for Indigenous Language Education

4. Wayne E. Wright and Virak Chan: Khmer Heritage Language in Linguistic and Broadcast Media Landscape of Cambodia Town USA

5. Na Liu and Byeong-Keun You: From Researchers to Parent Stakeholders: Case Studies of Chinese and Korean Heritage Language-Community Language (HL-CL) Education

Part 2: Ideologies of Language and Literacies

6. Kellie Rolstad, Jeff MacSwan, Christian J. Faltis and Carole Edelsky: The Legacy of the Great Divide in Multilingual Education: Historical Methods in the Study of Language Ideology

7. Peter Sayer: Language Policy and Ideological Tensions in TESOL and Bilingual Education

8. Jennifer Renn and Annie Laurie Duguay: Dismantling English-Only and Standard Language Ideologies in Education through Researcher-Practitioner Collaboration

Part 3: Language Policy

9. Jeff Bale: History, (Dis-)Continuity and Language Policy

10. Sarah C.K. Moore: Historical and Contemporary Language Policymaking: The Politics of English-Only and Persistence of Bilingual Education

11. Karen E. Lillie and M. Beatriz Arias: Language Policy, Social Justice and the Law

12. Jingning Zhang and Huifeng Zeng: Chinese EFL Students’ Attitudes Towards China English Accents and the ‘Critical Moments’ of Attitudinal Change

Terrence G. Wiley: Afterword: In Appreciation

Appendix
Publications by Terrence G. Wiley

Index

Editorial Reviews

For three decades, Terry Wiley has been one of the most influential scholars in language policy and language education. Written by his colleagues and students, this stellar festschrift is complex yet accessible, wide-ranging, and consistent with the concern for social justice that was always central to Terry’s work. It is a fitting tribute to his distinguished career.

James Tollefson

This collection reflects the incredible depth and breadth of Wiley’s scholarly impact on his colleagues and former students, as well as his commitment to social justice and language rights, with the goal of language policy that values linguistic diversity, overcomes restrictive ideologies of language and literacies, and results in linguistic and cultural maintenance.

JoAnn (Jodi) Crandall

Dr. Terrence G. Wiley – esteemed as President Wiley or Professor Wiley – has dedicated his exceptional life to championing linguistic liberation and advancing human rights. This festschrift pays tribute to his profound impact, showcasing cutting-edge research that honors his scholarly and humanistic contributions, amplifying his enduring legacy.

John Baugh