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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Language Policy Research</SPAN></B> <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Unit</SPAN></B> (<A
href="http://www.language-policy.org/">www.language-policy.org</A>)<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">EPSL
| Education Policy Studies Laboratory (<A
href="http://www.edpolicylab.org/">www.edpolicylab.org</A>)<BR></SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Arizona State
University</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><B><U><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">LPRU
Website Update: January 2003</SPAN></FONT></U></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Please note the
following updates and additions to the LPRU website since our last
announcement:</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">1. New Policy
Brief: </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><EM><B><I><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Bilingual
Arizona: Press 1 To Continue In English, Para Progresar Oprima El
2</SPAN></FONT></I></B></EM></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Josué M.
González</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/features/brief7.htm">http://www.asu.edu/educ/epsl/LPRU/features/brief7.htm</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The phenomenal growth
in the number of Spanish speakers and their purchasing power has not gone
unnoticed. In fact, the private and public sectors' efforts to adapt to more
Spanish-speaking customers and clients are shifting communication from just
English only to people's language of choice ...</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">2. New! - Demographic
Data </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tables and Charts on
Language Diversity in United States and in the State of Arizona. Complied from
the latest U.S. Census data and the U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of
Data (CDC). (Click on Demographic Data from the home page)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">3. Updated! Over 100
newspaper articles from the world press have been added. (Click on News Archives
from home page)</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4. Updated! Web pages
for the <EM><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Journal of Language, Identity,
and Education</SPAN></I></EM> (JLIE) now include links to a free sample issue,
contents for each published issue, submission guidelines, and information on the
"Best New Journal" award, awarded to JLIE by the Council of Editors of Learned
Journals. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><STRONG><B><U><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Recent LPRU
Activities</SPAN></U></B></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">:</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">NABE
Language Policy SIG</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">LPRU is <SPAN
class=390295917-28012003>co-</SPAN>sponsoring the upcoming Language Policy
Special Interest Group session at the National Association for Bilingual
Education (NABE) in New Orleans. The Language Policy SIG will present a panel
titled, "</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Language Policy in the
Unz States: A Focus on California, Arizona, Massachusetts, and Colorado."
Panelists include Eugene Garcia, Josué M. González, Roger Rice, Kathy Escamilla,
Patricia Loera. The session was organized by Kate Menken, chair, and Wayne E.
Wright, Vice-Chair. Portions of the session will be made available on the LPRU
website. LPRU is also sponsoring a listserv for NABE Language Policy SIG.
</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">4<SUP>th</SUP>
International Symposium on Bilingualism (ISB4)</SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=390295917-28012003>T</SPAN>he 4<SUP>th</SUP> International Symposium
on Bilingualism<SPAN class=390295917-28012003> will </SPAN>be held April
29-May 2, 2003 at Arizona State University<SPAN class=390295917-28012003>. This
conference, chaired by Jeff MacSwan (LPRU Board Member), features
over 500 presentations from leading bilingual scholars representing 55
countries.</SPAN> (see <A href="http://isb4.asu.edu/"><FONT
color=#000000>http://isb4.asu.edu/</FONT></A> for more information).</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ASU Associate Dean for Teacher
Education, </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Carlos
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ovando<SPAN
class=390295917-28012003> (and LPRU Board Member)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, and LPRU</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Director Terrence G.
Wiley ha<SPAN class=390295917-28012003>ve</SPAN> organized three panels titled
"Global Policy Challenges and Prospects for Bilingual Education" comprised of
international experts on Language Policy<SPAN
class=390295917-28012003>.</SPAN> Invited panelists include: Stephen May,
Tracey Derwing, John Harris, Kathleen Heugh, Nancy Hornberger, Bernard
Spol</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ks</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">y, Colin Baker,
Reynaldo Macias, Wayne E. Wright, J. David Ramirez, Harold Schiffman, Josué M.
González, Juliet Langman, Terrence G. Wiley, and </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Carlos </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ovando</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. Portions of these
panels will also be made available on the LPRU website.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Language Policy
Research Unit (LPRU), under the direction of Dr. Terrence G. Wiley, with
assistance from Wayne E. Wright, promotes research and policy analysis on the
challenges and opportunities posed by national and global multilingualism. LPRU
priorities include: a) interdisciplinary studies to promote equitable language
policies in education and society; b) demographic studies with policy
implications for language rights and preservation; c) historical and
contemporary studies on language contact, conflict, and minority language
accommodation and promotion; and d) media, legal and legislative analyses to
inform public discourse and policy making in state, national, and international
contexts. </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The Education Policy
Studies Laboratory (EPSL) at Arizona State University offers high quality
analyses of national education policy issues and provides an analytical
resource for educators, journalists, and citizens. It includes the
Commercialism in Education Research Unit (CERU), the Education Policy
Analysis Archives (EPAA), the Education Policy Reports Project (EPRP), the
Education Policy Research Unit (EPRU), and the Language Policy Research Unit
(LPRU). The EPSL is directed by ASU Professor Alex Molnar.</SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Visit the EPSL website
at <A
href="http://www.edpolicylab.org">www.edpolicylab.org</A><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Visit the LPRU Website
at <A
href="http://www.language-policy.org">www.language-policy.org</A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:LPRUlist@asu.edu">LPRUlist@asu.edu</A></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Wayne E.
Wright</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Senior Researcher</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Language Policy Research
Unit</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Education Policy Studies
Laboratory</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black">Arizona State
University</SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> <BR></SPAN><FONT
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black"><A
href="http://www.language-policy.org">www.language-policy.org</A></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
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