Introduction to Language and Social Justice

<p>This innovative interdisciplinary course textbook is designed to provide the who what where when why and how of the intersections of language inequality and social justice in North America using the applied linguistic anthropology (ALA) framework.</p><p>Written in accessible language and at a level equally legible for advanced undergraduate and graduate students this text connects theory and practice by sketching out relevant historical background introducing theoretical and conceptual underpinnings illustrating with case studies discussing a wide range of key issues and explaining research methodologies. Using a general-to-specialized content structure the expert authors then show readers how to apply these principles and lessons in communities in the real world to become advocates and change agents in the realm of language and social justice. </p><p>With an array of useful pedagogical resources and practical tools including discussion questions and activities reflections and vignettes further reading and a glossary along with additional online resources for instructors this is the essential text for students from multiple perspectives across linguistics applied linguistics linguistic anthropology and beyond.</p>