Rate My Professor David Johnson

David Cassels Johnson serves as Professor of Multilingual Education in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Iowa College of Education. He holds a Ph.D. with distinction in Educational Linguistics. His scholarly work centers on educational linguistics, sociolinguistics, and language policy, with particular emphasis on English as a second language (ESL) education, bilingual education, and the effects of language policies on students in bilingual and ESL programs. Johnson investigates language policy and programming in school districts, advocating for equitable educational experiences for heritage language speakers. He is the author of the book Language Policy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), which provides key insights into the theory and methodology of language policy research. Notable recent publications include "Challenging deficit ideologies in Spanish heritage language classrooms" in Foreign Language Annals (2024), examining teacher practices in Iowa high schools, and "Reconceptualising power in language policy: Evidence from ethnographic fieldwork in an indigenous community" in Language Problems and Language Planning (2025).