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Educator and academic known for translanguaging education From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ofelia García (Otheguy) is Professor Emerita in the Ph.D. programs of Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures (LAILAC) and Urban Education at Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[1] She is best known for her work on bilingualism, translanguaging,[2] language policy,[3] sociolinguistics, and sociology of language.[4] Her work emphasizes dynamic multilingualism, which is developed through "an interplay between the individual’s linguistic resources and competences as well as the social and linguistic contexts she/he is a part of."[5] Rather than viewing a bilingual's languages as autonomous, García views language practices as complex and interrelated, as reflecting a single linguistic system.[6]
Ofelia García | |
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| Citizenship | Cuban/American |
| Occupation | Professor Emerita |
| Spouse | Ricardo Otheguy |
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| Alma mater | Hunter College; CUNY Graduate Center |
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| Institutions | CUNY Graduate Center |
| Website | https://ofeliagarciadotorg.wordpress.com/ |
García, originally from Havana, Cuba, migrated to the United States, specifically New York, at the age of 11. It is through this experience that she developed her interest in bilingual education and its impact on society.[7]
García received her undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. degrees from colleges of the City University of New York. She also obtained two Post-Doctoral Fellowships, one from the Yeshiva University, New York City Sociology of Language and Bilingualism, and another one from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Institute of Political and Social Science Research.[7]
Prior to joining the faculty of the Graduate Center, García held a number of different positions in education at a variety of prestigious institutions, including Dean of the School of Education at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University, Professor of Bilingual Education at the Teachers College, Columbia University,[4] and Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Center for Multiple Languages and Literacies at City College of New York.[1]
García is married to linguist Ricardo Otheguy.[8]
In March 2022 she was amongst 151 international feminists signing Feminist Resistance Against War: A Manifesto, in solidarity with the Feminist Anti-War Resistance initiated by Russian feminists after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[9]
García has dedicated her career to the field of bilingualism and bilingual education.[7] García is known for popularizing usage of the term translanguaging which she defines as "the deployment of a speaker's full linguistic repertoire without regard for watchful adherence to the socially and politically defined boundaries of named (and usually national and state) languages."[2] García met Cen Williams, who coined the term, in North Wales in 2012.[8] Both driven by social and language conscience and passionate about language and bilingual education, they agreed on extending the concept of translanguaging from classroom usage to encompass the everyday language of bilinguals.[8]
García has been recipient of multiple awards including:
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