About Language & Literacy Education
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Research Interests
- Second language acquisition in adolescents and adults
- Literacy and academic instruction for language minority students
- Role of culture and identity in second language learning
- Qualitative approaches to research in second language acquisition
Selected Publications
- Harklau, L. & Norwood, R. (2005) Negotiating researcher roles in ethnographic program evaluation: A postmodern lens. Anthropology and Education Quarterly. 36, 278-288.
- Harklau, L. & Zuengler, J. (2004) Introduction to special issue: Popular culture and classroomlanguage learning.. Linguistics and Education 14, 227-229.
- Harklau, L. (in press). The adolescent English language learner: Identities lost and found. In Cummins, J. & Davison, C. (Eds.) Handbook of English language teaching. Kluwer Academic.
- Harklau, L. (2005). Ethnography and ethnographic research on second language teaching and learning. In E. Hinkel (Ed.), Handbook of research in second language learning and teaching. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
- Matsuda, P. K., Canagarajah, A. S., Harklau, L., Hyland, K., & Warshauer, M. (2003). Changing currents in second language writing research: A colloquium. Journal of Second Language Writing 12(2), 151-179.
- Harklau, L. (2003). Representational practices and multi-modal communication in U.S. high schools: Implications for adolescent immigrants. In Bayley, R. & Schecter, S. R. (Eds.) Language socialization in bilingual and multilingual societies (pp. 83-97). New York: Multilingual Matters.
- Harklau, L. (2002). The role of writing in classroom second language acquisition. Journal of Second Language Writing, 11, 329-350.
- Harklau, L. (2001). From high school to college: Student perspectives on literacy practices. Journal of Literacy Research. 33(1), 33-70
- Harklau, L. (2000). From the "good kids" to the "worst": Representations of English language learners across educational settings. TESOL Quarterly
- Harklau, L. (1999). Representations of immigrant language minorities in U.S. higher education. Race, Ethnicity, and Education.
- Harklau, L., Losey, K., & Siegal, M. (Eds.), (1999). Generation 1.5 Meets College Composition: Issues in the Teaching of Writing to U.S.-educated Learners of ESL. Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Harklau, L. (1999) Representing culture in the ESL writing classroom. In E. Hinkel (Ed.), Culture in Second Language Teaching and Learning. Cambridge University Press.
- Harklau, L. (1999) The ESL learning environment in high school. In Christian Faltis and Paula Wolfe (Eds.), So Much To Say: Teenagers, Bilingualism, and ESL in the Secondary School. New York: Teachers College Press.
- Harklau, L. (1998). Newcomers in U.S. higher education: Issues of access and equity. Educational Policy, 12(6), 634-658.
- Harklau, L.A. (1994). ESL and mainstream classes: Contrasting second language learning contexts. TESOL Quarterly, 28(2), 241-272.
- Harklau, L.A. (1994). Tracking and linguistic minority students: Consequences of ability grouping for second language learners. Linguistics and Education 6, 221-248.
Academic History
Education
| Level | Institution |
Year | Major Area |
| Ph.D. | University of California, Berkeley | 1992 | Language and Literacy Education |
| M.A. | University of Minnesota | 1985 | English as a Second Language |
| B.A. | University of Minnesota | 1980 | French and History |
Useful Links
Teachers for English Language Learners
National Association for Bilingual Education
Center for Applied Linguistics
American Association for Applied Linguistics
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Georgia Department of Education ESOL Office
Georgia Department of Education Languages and International Education Office
Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education
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