The CAL Language Policy Research Network (LPREN) is an international organization of researchers, scholars, and stakeholders in the field of educational language policy. We host colloquia at conferences, invite publications related to the field, convene at events, and share resources, announcements, and other opportunities via the LPREN listserv. Learn more about the origins of LPREN.
LPREN at AAAL in Dallas, Texas, March 2013
LPREN will host the Colloquium “Language politics in global perspective: International, national and local policies in practice” at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference in Dallas, Texas. This Colloquium, chaired by Sarah Moore with Terrence Wiley as discussant, will feature four papers that bring together diverse perspectives on language policy from around the world.
AAAL 2013 Announcement
The LPREN Advisory Committee is made up of internationally known researchers and scholars in the field of educational language policy. We are pleased to be convening a meeting of our Advisory Committee members at the AAAL Conference in Dallas, Texas.
LPREN at Language and Super-diversity Conference in Jyväskylä, Finland, June 2013
Terrence Wiley will chair the panel “Super-diversity in the Multilingual United States: How Super? How New?” featuring four papers presented by CAL LPREN staff in Jyväskylä, Finland, June 5-7 at the University of Jyväskylä.
Does the United States Need a Language Policy?
by Bernard Spolsky, Professor Emeritus, Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Read the report.