Introduction : what is educational linguistics? / Bernard Spolsky
The history and development of educational linguistics / Francis M. Hult
Neurobiology of language learning / Laura Sabourin and Laurie A. Stowe
Psycholinguistics / William C. Ritchie and Tej K. Bhatia
Linguistic theory / Richard Hudson
Sociolinguistics and sociology of language / Rajend Mesthrie
Linguistic anthropology / Stanton Wortham
The political matrix of linguistic ideologies / Mary McGroarty
Educational linguistics and education systems / Joseph Lo Bianco
The language of instruction issue : framing an empirical perspective / Stephen L. Walter
Bilingual and biliterate practices at home and school / Iliana Reyes and Luis C. Moll
Vernacular language varieties in educational settings : research and development / Jeffrey Reaser and Carolyn Temple Adger
Linguistic accessibility and deaf children / Samuel J. Supalla and Jody H. Cripps
Identity in language and literacy education / Carolyn McKinney and Bonny Norton
Post-colonialism and globalization in language education / Hyunjung Shin and Ryuko Kubota
Levels and goals : central frameworks and local strategies / Brian North
Language acquisition management inside and outside the school / Richard B. Baldauf Jr., Minglin Li, and Shouhui Zhao
Language cultivation in developed contexts / Jiří Nekvapil
Language cultivation in contexts of multiple community languages / M. Paul Lewis and Barbara Trudell
Ecological language education policy / Nancy H. Hornberger and Francis M. Hult
Education for speakers of endangered languages / Teresa L. McCarty, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, and Ole Henrik Magga
The impact of English on the school curriculum / Yun-Kyung Cha and Seung-Hwan Ham
Literacy / Glynda A. Hull and Gregorio Hernandez
Vernacular and indigenous literacies / Kendall A. King and Carol Benson
Religious and sacred literacies / Jonathan M. Watt and Sarah L. Fairfield
Genre and register in multiliteracies / Mary Macken-Horarik and Misty Adoniou


Order of acquisition and developmental readiness / Kathleen Bardovi-Harlig and Llorenç Comajoan
Language socialization / Kathleen C. Riley
Interlanguage and language transfer / Peter Skehan
Second language acquisition and ultimate attainment / David Birdsong and Jee Paik
Explicit form-focused instruction and second language acquisition / Rod Ellis
Language assessments : gate-keepers or door-openers? / Lyle F. Bachman and James E. Purpura
Diagnostic and formative assessment / Ari Huhta
Accountability and standards / Alan Davies
Scales and framework / Neil Jones and Nick Saville
Nationally mandated testing for accountability : English language learners in the US / Micheline Chalhoub-Deville and Craig Deville
Task-based teaching and learning / Teresa Pica
Corpus linguistics and second language instruction / Susan M. Conrad and Kimberley R. LeVelle
Interaction, output, and communicative language learning / Merrill Swain and Wataru Suzuki
Classroom discourse and interaction : reading across the traditions / Lesley A. Rex and Judith L. Green
Computer assisted language learning / Carol A. Chapelle
Ecological-semiotic perspectives on educational linguistics / Leo Van Lier
The mediating role of language in teaching and learning : a classroom perspective / Francis Bailey, Beverley Burkett, and Donald Freeman
A research agenda for educational linguistics / Paola Uccelli and Catherine Snow.