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.