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Wayne E. Wright
Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs and Faculty Development & Professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language Literacy & LanguageCurriculum and Instruction
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+ Education
- Ph.D. — Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Arizona State University (2004)
- M.A. — Language, Literacy, & Learning, California State University Long Beach (1998)
- B.A. — Liberal Studies (Concentration in Asian American Studies), California State University Long Beach (1992)
+ Experience
- 2017 – present
Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs and Faculty Development
Purdue University - 2014 – present
Professor and Barbara I. Cook Chair of Literacy and Language
Purdue University - 2008 – 2014
Associate Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio - 2009
Fulbright Scholar
Royal University of Phnom Penh - 2004 – 2008
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at San Antonio - 2003 – 2004
Faculty Associate
Arizona State University East - 2001 – 2003
Adjunct Professor
Mesa Community College
Northern Arizona University, and Arizona State University - 1994 – 2000
Bilingual (Khmer) and ESL Teacher
Long Beach Unified School District - 1994
Instructor
Institute of Economics and Georgetown University Small Business Training Program (Cambodia)
+ Professional Appointments
- Co-Editor
- Journal of Language, Identity, and Education
- Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Book Series (Multilingual Matters)
- Editor
- Editorial Review Board Member
- Executive Board Member, National Association for the Education and Advancement of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans
- Fulbright Scholar, Royal University of Phnom Penh (Cambodia), 2009
+ Research and Publications
Language, education, and assessment policies and programs for language minority students. Bilingual Education, mother-tongue-based multilingual education, English as a second/foreign language, second language teaching and learning, heritage languages, high-stakes testing, language assessment, Asian American Education, Southeast Asian American Education, Cambodian Americans, Education policy and practice in Cambodia.
Selected Publications
Books
- Wright, W. E. (2019). Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Caslon Publishing.
- Baker, C. & Wright, W. E. (2017). Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (6th ed.). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Wright, W. E. (2015). Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E., Boun, S., & Garcia, O. (Eds.). (2015). Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Wright, W. E. (2010). Foundations for Teaching English Language Learners: Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice. Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Ramirez, D., Wiley, T. G., de Klerk, G., Lee, E., Wright, W. E. (Eds.). (2005). Ebonics in the Urban Education Debate. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters
Journal Articles
- Wright, W. E. (2016). Let them talk! Educational Leadership, 73(5), 24-31.
- Wright, W. E. (2016). Language is a resource, not a problem: A letter of thanks to Richard Ruiz. Bilingual Research Journal, 39(3 & 4), 372-373. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2016.1236762
- Wright, W. E., & Boun, S. (2016). The development and expansion of multilingual education in Cambodia: An application of Ruiz’s orientations in language planning. The Bilingual Review/La Revista Bilingüe, 33(3), 1-17.
- Lee, S. J., & Wright, W. E. (2014). The rediscovery of heritage and community language education in the United States. Review of Research in Education, 38, 137-165. doi: 10.3102/0091732X13507546
- Wright, W. E., Boun, S. (2011). Southeast Asian American Education 35 Years After Initial Resettlement: Research Report and Policy Recommendations. Journal of Southeast Asian American Education and Advancement, 6, 1-120. jsaaea.coehd.utsa.edu/index.php/JSAAEA/article/view/114/89
- Wright, W. E. (2010). Khmer as a Heritage Language in the United States: Historical Sketch, Current Realities, and Future Prospects. Heritage Language Journal, 7(1), 117-147.
Book Chapters
- Wright, W. E. (2019). Language rights and policy in K-12 TESOL. In L. C. de Oliveira (Ed.), Handbook of TESOL in K-12 (pp. 55-68). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Chik, C., & Wright, W. E. (2017). Overcoming the obstacles: Vietnamese and Khmer Heritage Language Programs in California. In O. Kagan, M. Carreira, & C. Chik (Eds.), A handbook on heritage language education: From innovation to program building (pp. 222-236). New York, NY: Routledge.
- Wright, W. E., & Ricento, T. (2017). Language policy and education in the United States. In T. McCarty & S. May (Eds.), Language policy and political issues in education (Vol 1., Encyclopedia of language and education) (3rd ed., pp. 285-300). New York: Springer.
- Wright, W. E., & Baker, C. (2016). Key Concepts in Bilingual Education. In O. Garcia, A. Lin, & S. May (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Language and Education, Vol. 5: Bilingual and Multilingual Education (3rd ed., pp. 1-15). New York, NY: Springer International Publishing.
- Wright, W. E., Boun, S. & García, O. (2015). Introduction – Key concepts and issues in bilingual and multilingual education. In W. E. Wright, S. Boun, and O. Garcia (Eds.), Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education (pp.1-16). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Wright, W. E., & Boun, S. (2015). Striving for Education for All through bilingual education in Cambodia. In W. E. Wright, S. Boun, and O. Garcia (Eds.), Handbook of Bilingual and Multilingual Education (pp. 515-528). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). Be wary of “value added measures” of teacher effectiveness. In K. Nemeth (Eds.), Young English language learners at school: A guide of early childhood and elementary administrators. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). How are placement decisions made? In K. Nemeth (Ed.), Young English language learners at school: A guide of early childhood and elementary administrators. Philadelphia, PA: Caslon.
- Wright, W. E. (2015). Cambodian Americans and Mormonism. In J. H. X. Lee, F. Matsuoka, E. Yee, & R. Y. Nakasone (Eds.), Asian American religious cultures (pp. 260-269). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). Teaching English language learners in Post-Proposition 203 Arizona: Structured English immersion or sink-or-swim submersion? In G. P. McField (Ed.), The Miseducation of English learners: A Tale of three states and lessons to be learned (pp. 151-182). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). Khmer. In T. G. Wiley, J. K. Young, D. Christian, S. C. K. Moore, & N. Liu (Eds.), Handbook of Heritage and Community Languages in the United States: Research, Educational Practice, and Policy (pp. 284-296). Washington, DC & New York, NY: Center for Applied Linguistics & Routledge.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). Section Introduction – Heritage Language Maintenance and Development. In T. G. Wiley, J. K. Young, D. Christian, S. C. K. Moore, & N. Liu (Eds.), Handbook of Heritage and Community Languages in the United States: Research, Educational Practice, and Policy (pp. 311-314). Washington, DC & New York, NY: Center for Applied Linguistics & Routledge.
- Wright, W. E. (2014). Proposition 203 and Arizona’s early school reform efforts: The nullification of accommodations. In S. K. C. Moore (Ed.), Language policy processes and consequence: Arizona case studies (pp. 45-72). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Boun, S., Wright, W. E. (2013). K-12 Schooling Experiences of Southeast Asian American Students. In R. Endo & X. L. Rong (Eds.), Educating Asian Americans: Achievement, Schooling, and Identities (pp. 75-101). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). Bilingual Education. In Ritchie, W. C., & Bhatia, T (Eds.), Handbook of bilingualism and multilingualism. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). Has progress been made in raising achievement of English language learners since NCLB?. In R. Freeman & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed., pp. 72-73). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). How can we use technology to support the academic, language, and learning needs of our English language learners?. In R. Freeman & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E., Sung, K. (2012). Teacher’s sheltered English immersion views and practices. In M. B. Arias & C. Faltis (Eds.), Implementing Educational Language Policy in Arizona: Legal, historical and current practices of SEI. Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). What are some concrete strategies that administrators and teachers can use to guide advocacy for ELLs on the local level. In R. F. Field & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed., pp. 234-236). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). What are the defining features of effective programs for English language learners?. In R. F. Field & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed., pp. 100-103). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). What are the essential components of a sheltered English immersion (SEI) program?. In R. F. Field & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed., pp. 108-110). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Wright, W. E. (2012). What is the difference between English as a second language (ESL)/English language development (ELD) and sheltered instruction/specially designed academic instruction in English (SDAIE)?. In R. F. Field & E. Hamayan (Eds.), English language learners at school: A guide for administrators (2nd ed., pp. 110-111). Philadelphia: Caslon Publishing.
- Baker, C., & Wright, W. E. (2011). Introduction to bilingual education: The United States. In C. Baker (Ed.), Foundations of bilingual education and bilingualism (5th ed., pp. 183-204). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
- Wright, W. E. (2011). Cambodian Americans: History, People, Culture. In J. Lee & K. Nadeau (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife (pp. 179-185). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Wright, W. E. (2011). Cambodian Americans: Vernacular language, speech, and manner. In J. Lee & K. Nadeau (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife (pp. 219-221). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
- Wright, W. E. (2010). Khmer language use in Cambodian American Communities. In J. H. X. Lee (Ed.), Cambodian American experiences: Histories, communities, cultures, and identities (pp. 162-179). Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
- Ricento, T., Wright, W. E. (2010). Language policy and education in the United States. In S. May & N. Hornberger (Eds.), Language policy and political issues in education, Encyclopedia of language and education (vol. 1, pp. 285-300). New York: Springer.
Work in Progress
- Wright, W. E. & Boun, S. (in-progress). Translanguaging in graduate education in Cambodia.
- Wright, W. E., & Boun, S. (in-progress). Translanguaging in the resource development process for indigenous bilingual education programs in Cambodia.
- Wright, W. E., & Boun, S. (in-progress). Bilingual teacher education for indigenous ethnic minorities in Cambodia.
- Wright, W. E., & Chan, V. (in-progress). Khmer language proficiency of Cambodian American heritage language students.