ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the area of applied linguistics known as language policy and planning, defined by Robert Cooper as deliberate attempts to influence the behaviour of others with respect to the acquisition, structure, or functional allocation of their language 'code'. The success of language policy and planning efforts will depend on applied linguists collaborating with other stakeholders. The chapter aims to map the current state of language planning as an area of applied linguistics practice, giving consideration to the diverse and interrelated social, economic, linguistic and environmental issues. It describes language decisions distinguishing between those aimed at language as an end and those in language figures as a means to other ends. The chapter considers the work done by language decision-makers and the question of who decides what, for whom and in whose interests. It also describes corpus planning, status planning and acquisition planning and considers two key aspects of globalization: language and poverty, and language and migration.
