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Valdes,
Guadalupe
Bonnie Katz Tenenbaum Professor of Education
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"The teaching of English to immigrant students, rather than a straightforward and unproblematic practice, is a contested site in which there is a struggle about the role and the future of immigrants in our society. As Americans, we can decide not to address these larger issues and to proceed with our discussions about how many years to teach English. We can pretend that programs, methodologies, and pedagogies are entirely neutral, and we can refuse to examine ESL [English as a second language] ghettos, poor teaching, and the isolation of English-language learners in our educational institutions. . . . If what we want, on the other hand, is to develop the full intellectual potential of all of our citizens and future citizens, the challenge before us is enormous. We must plan carefully, and we must work quickly."
- from her article, "The World Outside and Inside Schools: Language and Immigrant Children"
Dr. Valdes' research explores many of the issues of bilingualism relevant to teachers in training, including methods of instruction, typologies, measurement of progress, and the role of education in national policies on immigration. Specifically, she studies the sociolinguistic processes of linguistic acquisition by learners in different circumstances--those who set out to learn a second language in a formal school setting (elective bilingualism) and those who must learn two languages in order to adapt to immediate family-based or work-based communicative needs within an immigrant community (circumstantial bilingualism). Her research in these areas has made her one of the most eminent experts on Spanish-English bilingualism in the United States. |
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* PhD (Spanish), Florida State University, 1972;
* MA (Spanish), Florida State University, 1970;
* BA (Spanish), University of West Florida, 1968. |
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* Assistant Professor, Department of Language and Literature, Western New Mexico University (1972-1973);
* Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, New Mexico State University (1973-1976);
* Associate Professor (1976-1982), Professor (1982-1986);
* Professor, Division of Language and Literacy, School of Education, University of California, Berkeley (1986-1992). |
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| * Since 1992. |
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* Second language acquisition in K-3 children, design of volunteer programs for English-language teaching, developmental mathematics and English language acquistion at the community college level.
* Continued research on heritage language maintenance, computer-mediated materials and English language learners, language testing; and translation and interpretation. |
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* Theory and Issues in the Study of Bilingualism (Ed 249/149);
* Research in Second Language Classrooms (Ed297);
* Language Policy and Planning: National and International Perspectives (Ed 335X)
* Latino Immigrants, Families and Schools (Ed 178x)
* Critical Perspectives on Tutoring English Language Learners (Ed 148x) |
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* Steps in the Journey: Latino Children Learning English (Teachers College Press. in press)
* The Development of Minority Language Resources; Case of Spanish in California (Multilingual Matters, 2006);
* Expanding Definitions of Giftedness: Young Interpreters of Immigrant Background (Erlbaum, 2003);
* Learning and not Learning English (Teachers College Press, 2000);
* Con respeto: Bridging the Distances Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools: An Ethnographic Portrait (Teachers College Press,1996);
* "The Linguistic Isolation of Hispanic Students in California’s Public Schools: The Challenge of Reintegration.”NSSE Yearbook, (2006);
* "Language Ideology: The Case of Spanish in Departments of Foreign Languages.” Anthropology and Education Quarterly (2003).
* “Interpreters, Interpreting and the Study of Bilingualism.” Annual Review of Applied Linguistics (2003).
* "Nonnative English Speakers: Language Bigotry in English Mainstream Classrooms." in the ADFL Bulletin (1999);
* "The World Outside and Inside Schools: Language and Immigrant Children" in Educational Researcher (1998);
* "Chicano Spanish: The Problem of the 'Underdeveloped' Code in Bilingual Repertoires" in the Modern Language Journal (with Michelle Geoffrion-Vinci, 1998);
* "The Construct of the Near-Native Speaker in the Foreign Language Profession: Perspectives on Ideologies about Language" in the ADFL Bulletin (1998);
* "Bilinguals and Bilingualism: Language Policy in an Anti-Immigrant Age" in the International Journal of the Sociology of Language (1997). |
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* Member, National Academy of Education
* AERA Fellow
* Member, Board of Trustees, Educational Testing Service
* Member, Editorial Board Written Communication;
* Member, Editorial Board, Modern Language Journal;
* Member, Editorial Board, Español en Contexto;
* Member, Editorial Board, Language Policy;
* Member Editorail Board, Research on the Teaching of English;
* Member Editorial Board, Journal of Language, Identity and Education;
* Member, Editorial Board, Bilingual Review/Revista Bilingue;
* Member, Editorial Board, Language Policy Series, Kluwer Publishing Co. |
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* Phone: (650) 725 1469
* Email: gvaldes@stanford.edu
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