Anne H. Charity Hudley has spent 11 years bringing her message about linguistic and cultural diversity to teachers involved in kindergarten through 12th grade. Thanks to funding from the National ...

Introduction: language ideology: science fiction? -- The linguistic facts of life -- The myth of non-accent -- The standard language myth -- Language ideology and the language subordination model -- ...

Sociolinguistic variation examines how social factors such as age, gender, ethnicity and social class shape patterns of language use. Within this field, the study of quotative systems focuses on the ...

While federal law requires schools to provide language services for students classified as English learners, states and local districts have broad discretion in the types of education programming to ...

During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was ...

The English Language Center at Drexel University is dedicated to promoting excellence in English language learning and intercultural understanding. We offer exceptional programs and services that meet ...