Below is an abstract for our forthcoming brownbag event "Emerging Trends in Bilingual Education," scheduled for Wednesday, March 4th, from 1.00p-1.50p in Lincoln Hall 1066.
Dr. Monica Gonzalez Ybarra, Dr. Giselle Martinez Negrette, and Dr. Idalia Nuñez
Abstract:
This brownbag presentation will focus on the overlapping and various strands of critical and sociocultural research in the field of bilingual education. The scholars on this panel will discuss their own research projects across educational spaces such as early childhood classrooms, school-communities on the U.S.-Mexico border, and community ethnic studies programs. These qualitative studies emphasize the intersections of language and literacy and draw on critical, interdisciplinary theoretical frameworks in border studies, sociolinguistics, and Chicana/Latina feminist studies. These studies highlight collaboration with teachers, youth, and families to demonstrate how learning unfolds for bilingual students and how this impacts their identities and experiences both in and outside of the classroom.
Bios:
Dr. Monica Gonzalez Ybarra is an Assistant Professor of Language & Literacy. Her research looks at the powerful practices of teaching and learning that exist in community learning spaces and how Chicanx/Latinx bilingual youth, in particular, draw on their home, family, and community knowledge to navigate their sociopolitical worlds.
Dr. Giselle Martinez Negrette is an Assistant Professor with expertise in bilingual/ESL (English as a second language) education, sociolinguistics, and educational policy studies. Dr. Martinez Negrette investigates how emergent bilinguals in dual language immersion (DLI) programs perceive, enact, and negotiate the tenuous intersections of race, ethnicity, social class position, and language in American school settings.
Dr. Idalia Nuñez is an Assistant Professor with specialization in Bilingual/ESL (English as a second language) Education. Her research focuses on recognizing the everyday cultural and linguistic resources of students of color, specifically from Latinx communities.