His research focuses on English language learning across the life-span and multiple contexts of development. He draws on sociocultural and critical theories of language and learning. He has published extensively on the topic of language ideologies and its implications on learning, instruction, and policy. His most recent work on the topic appears in the journals of Anthropology & Education Quarterly, Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, Human Development, and Linguistics & Education. He is director of Transforming Literacy, Science, & Math through Action Research (LSciMAct), funded by the U.S. Department of Education. He can be reached at arazfar@uic.edu.