CLA and WPA: A justice-oriented approach to writing program administration

Using critical language awareness (CLA) as a framework for writing program administration (WPA), two writing program directors reflect on the history of their program in light of changing trends in the fields of composition and TESOL. By describing how CLA has informed program policies and practices ranging from the micro to the macro, we illustrate how CLA can help writing program administrators make their commitment to linguistic justice concrete and practicable. We consider the effects of CLA on teachers and learners in terms of (1) the language we use to describe our program (a values statement and other public-facing documents), (2) the guidelines we provide for language instruction across our curriculum, (3) our approaches to placement for multilingual writers, and (4) hiring and working conditions for faculty. We conclude with some theoretical and practical questions facing CLA-inspired WPA work going forward. 在写作项目管理 (WPA) 中, 我们以批判性语言意识 (CLA) 为框架, 请两位写作项目主管回顾了他们的项目的发展历程, 并分析了作文和 TESOL 领域不断变化的趋势. 我们阐述了 CLA 如何从微观到宏观层面影响项目的具体政策和实施, 以及CLA对于写作项目主管实现语言公正承诺的适用性. 我们从以下几个方面探讨了 CLA 对教师和学习者的影响: (1) 项目的语言描述 (如价值观和其他面向公众的文件); (2) 在整个课程中提供的语言教学指导方针; (3) 针对多语言写作者的分班策略; 以及 (4) 教职工的招聘条件和工作要求. 最后, 我们提出了以 CLA 为框架的. WPA 工作未来可能面临的一些理论和实践问题. •The history of a writing program includes a complex relationship with language.•Antiracist approaches at the program level require re-examining language policies.•Programs can align values with practices through critical language awareness.•Critical language awareness can inform program communication, hiring, and placement.•Connecting language difference to power is key to justice-oriented administration.