Restrictive Language Policy in Practice

Restrictive Language Policy in Practice is a tour-de-force study of the impact of restrictive language policy on the lives of administrators, teachers, and students. No other work to date has examined restrictive language policy in the United States and the damage it can cause to English learners. A must-read for educators and language policy scholars.

* Christian Faltis, The Ohio State University, USA *

In this detailed, comprehensive case study of language policy in Arizona, Heineke provides an in-depth, close-up view of language policy processes and their impact at different policy levels (e.g. classroom, district, state) and offers strategies for shifting our paradigm from top-down policies to bottom-up professionalization.

* Ester de Jong, University of Florida, USA *

A previous elementary teacher within the Phoenix school system, the author provides a uniquely comprehensive investigation into what has been deemed the nation’s most restrictive context for English learners (ELs). Her focal case study breaks down the limitations of a one-size-fits-all language policy in the classroom and at the district and state levels, and offers informed, practical solutions to positively affect change for ELs in Arizona.

-- Cait Cronin, University of Pennsylvania, USA * International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018 *

The study is among the first of its kind to provide an in-depth account of the multifaceted layers and players involved in Arizona’s language-in-education policy—particularly given its emphasis on the ELD block, and serves as a valuable resource for researchers interested in investigating the underlying complexities associated with negotiating ideologies across multiple layers of LPP.

-- Elizabeth Tso, Independent Researcher and English Language Tutor, UK * Language Policy (2018) 17 *

Heineke’s well-organized text adds a textured, thoughtful, qualitative vertical case study approach to the growing body of work exploring the multilayered impact of Arizona’s restrictive language policies.

-- Caitlin Gailey, University of Colorado Boulder, USA * International Multilingual Research Journal, 2019, Vol. 13, No. 1 *

Heineke’s monograph is a powerful portrait of a language policy implementation and is well worth reading.

-- Jo-Kate Collier, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA * Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 2018 *

[This book] is an excellent resource for language policy practitioners and researchers. It provides substantial information on restrictive language policies and the academic
impact they have on bilingual and EL student populations.

-- Edgar M. Torres Ovando, The University of Texas at Austin, USA * Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2019, Vol. 41(