NDLI: De facto language policy in legislation defining adult basic education in the United States

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Vanek, Jenifer
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	This paper investigates the impact of differing interpretation of federal education policy in three different states. The policy, the Workforce Investment Act Title II, has defined the services provided for adult English language learners (ELLs) enrolled in Adult Basic Education programs in the United States since it was passed in 1998. At the time the Act was legislated, ELL success in school and work did not depend on their capacity to use online technology; consequently, WIA II addressed neither limitations nor support for digital literacy instruction. This paper describes how over time this created a lack of fit between the policy and an increasingly technological reality. This misalignment resulted in de facto language policy that limited learner access to English language instruction differently in each of the states, at times negatively impacting ELL ability to prepare for full participation in civic and economic life in the US. The paper includes a discussion about key changes evident in new legislation, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act passed in 2014, which supplants WIA II, and how it may mitigate the issue of inadequate digital literacy support for English language learners.
Starting Page	71
Ending Page	95
Page Count	25
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15684555
Journal	Language Policy
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15731863
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-02-04
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Digital literacy English language learner Adult Basic Education De facto language policy United States WIOA Applied Linguistics Language Education Sociolinguistics Political Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Linguistics and Language

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