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Research

Here are open-access versions of some of my publications, presentations, and other writing. For a more complete list, you can download my CV (old version – needs to be updated!).

 

Publications:

Swift, K. (2024). Whiteness as the standard: Shifting ideologies, race, and social context. Linguistics and Education – published version // accepted manuscript (open access)

Swift, K. (2022). The good English’: The ideological construction of the target language in adult ESOL. Language in Society, 51(2), 309–331 – published version // accepted manuscript (open access)

Swift, K. (2019). Is Grammatical Instruction Helpful for All Adult Learners? A Critical Review of Quantitative Second Language Acquisition Research. NYS TESOL Journal 6(2) – published version

 

Dissertation:

What is the ‘E’ in ESOL? Three Papers on Linguistic Borders, Normativity, and Race in Adult English Education – open access

 

Presentations (recorded):

“Standardization in Practice: Raciolinguistic Ideologies in Adult English Education, Then and Now”, AAAL 2021 – youtube version