About Us
We are an organization and a physical space for scholars, teachers, and students to explore how people use language and communicate in real world contexts and the development of heritage language proficiency. Underlying our work is the primacy of naturalistic language data. Our research paradigms include variationist approaches to sociolinguistic variation, conversation analysis, and ethnographic fieldwork within communities. Many of our projects intersect with cultural studies, particularly among Latinos in the U.S. We also examine language policy to promote social justice as well as the education of language minority students in the U.S. and in other parts of the world.
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Our space includes 6 computers with software that supports research on language in context, including ATLAS.ti, Goldvarb, etc. There is also a small library as well as frequent opportunities to discuss readings and research with like-minded peers.