Sociolinguistic justice for our times

Virginia Zavala

doi:10.17533/udea.ikala.v24n02a09

Authors

Virginia Zavala Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.v24n02a09

Keywords:

language, equal opportunities, educational quality, sociolinguistic justice

Abstract

In this article, I will present the notion of sociolinguistic justice (Bucholtz et al.,2014) within the frame of the neoliberal tendency in contemporary education, especially in relation to Peru. On the one hand, I will discuss two signifiers of such a tendency and their link with the phenomenon of language: equal opportunities and educational quality for all. On the other hand, I will introduce the notion of sociolinguistic justice and the elements that define it, with the aim of questioning the assumptions of technocratic discourse and delineating more critical, demo-cratic and intercultural language policies.

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Author Biography

Virginia Zavala, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Master and Ph. D. in Sociolinguistics, Georgetown University. Professor and researcher, Department of Humanities, Linguistics section, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru Postal address: Main campus, Av. Universitaria 1801, San Miguel, Lima 32, Peru. vzavala@pucp.edu.pe

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