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 / Jierai 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 Llorenc 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