JMER Vol. 9: The Power of Voice: Contributions of Ofelia García to Language Education
Journal of Multilingual Education Research
Volume 9 The Power of Voice: Contributions of
Ofelia García to Language Education
Article 18
2019
JMER Vol. 9: The Power of Voice: Contributions of Ofelia García to
Language Education
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VOLUME 9 | 2019
JMER
JOURNAL OF
M U LT I L I N G UA L
E D U C AT I O N
RESEARCH
Volume 9 | 2019
EDITORIAL
Z. Morell and P. Velasco: Ofelia García: A Life Dedicated to Giving Voice
OFELIA GARCíA AS A SCHOLAR
G. Valdés: Critical Research with an Eye on Monday Morning: La
Investigación Comprometida de Ofelia García
JMER: JOURNAL OF MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION RESEARCH
Special Issue
J. Cummins: The Emergence of Translanguaging Pedagogy: A Dialogue
Between Theory and Practice
U D E N TN. N
AME
The PowerSofTVoice:
Flores: Translanguaging into Raciolinguistic Ideologies: A Personal
Reflection on the Legacy of Ofelia García
Contributions of
J. Cenoz and D. Gorter: Minority Languages, National State Languages, and
Ofelia García to
English
ROOM NU
M BinEEurope:
R Multilingual Education in the Basque Country and
Language Education
Friesland
D. Fu: Ofelia García: A True Pioneer and Leader in Bilingual Education
C. Hélot: Ofelia García: A Visionary Thinker
Guest Editors:
Zoila Morell & Patricia Velasco
C. R. Solorza: Trans + Languaging: Beyond Dual Language Bilingual
Education
OFELIA GARCíA AS A MENTOR
C. M. Espinosa: Ofelia García: A Transformative Thinker and Leader
D. López: Reflections on Language and Identity: Ofelia García’s Impact on
one Latina’s Academic Trajectory and Scholarship
L. Ascenzi-Moreno and S. Vogel: Pushing the Field & Practice: Ofelia
García’s Reflective and Responsive Approach to Educational Innovation
T. Kleyn and K. Seltzer: Top Ten Lessons Learned from Ofelia Garcia:
Researching, Teaching, and Living from the Heart
M. Sánchez and K. Menken: Ofelia García and the CUNY-NYSIEB
Community: Symbiosis in Furthering Translanguaging Pedagogy and
Practice
A LIFETIME OF INSPIRING CONNECTIONS
C. Baker: A Tribute to Ofelia García
A publication of The New York State
Association for Bilingual Education
BOOK/MEDIA REVIEWS
M. Kaya: Translanguaging at Work: Approaches to Dynamic Bilingualism
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The Power of Voice: Contributions of Ofelia García to Language Education
Volume 9, 2019
Senior Editor
Aida A. Nevárez-La Torre
Guest Editors
Zoila Morell
Patricia Velasco
Associate Editors
Cecilia M. Espinosa
Juliet M. Luther
Editorial Advisory Board
Maria Estela Brisk
Angela Carrasquillo
Nancy E. Dubetz
Ofelia García
Pedro Noguera
Terry A. Osborn
Fordham University
Lehman College, City University of New York
Queens College, City University of New York
Lehman College, City University of New York
New York City Department of Education
Boston College
Professor Emeritus, Fordham University
Lehman College, City University of New York
City University of New York
Center for the Study of School Transformation,
UCLA
University of South Florida
New York State Association for Bilingual Education, New York, NY
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Journal of Multilingual Education Research
The Power of Voice: Contributions of Ofelia García to Language Education
Volume 9, 2019
Editorial
Zoila Morell & Patricia
Velasco
Ofelia García: A Life Dedicated to Giving Voice
7
Guadalupe Valdes
Critical Research with an Eye on Monday Morning: La Investigación
Comprometida de Ofelia García
13
Jim Cummins
The Emergence of Translanguaging Pedagogy: A Dialogue between
Theory and Practice
19
Danling Fu
Ofelia García: A True Pioneer and Leader in Bilingual Education
37
Nelson Flores
Translanguaging into Raciolinguistic Ideologies: A Personal
Reflection on the Legacy of Ofelia García
45
Jasone Cenoz &
Durk Gorter
Minority Languages, National State Languages, and English in
Europe: Multilingual Education in the Basque Country and
Friesland
61
Christine Hélot
Ofelia García: A Visionary Thinker
79
Dina López
Reflections on Language and (...truncated)