Bilingual/Bicultural Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
The Bilingual/Bicultural Education (BBE) program provides expertise for students to become leaders in a field of growing importance. BBE students develop a critical perspective that allows them to advocate for bilingual educators, administrators, children, and families both in and outside the K-12 education system.
Working alongside faculty, BBE graduate students develop a knowledge base in research and practice in the areas of: language policy and bilinguals’ educational program development; second language acquisition; biliteracy; effective bilingual and ESL instructional practices; bilingual and ESL teacher preparation; and theories of immigration.
In addition, our thriving undergraduate Bilingual Teacher Certification program offers students extensive opportunities to experience research and theory in practice in the classroom.
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Faculty
 Assistant Professor Studies long-term relationships with Latinx bilingual students and teachers using arts-based biliteracy approaches to affirm and amplify silenced perspectives. |
 Associate Professor Develops and evaluates interventions and assessments using technology to support the academic success of Latinx students and other students whose home language is not English. |
 Lecturer A member of the UT Proyecto Maestría Collaborative, she is a leader in Bilingual and Bicultural Education. |
 Professor Focuses on language and cultural influences on teaching and learning mathematics, particularly equity issues involving Latinx students’ mathematical thinking, the simultaneous learning of English as a second language and math and preparing teachers to work with culturally and linguistically diverse students. |
 Associate Professor Examines the effects of state and federal policies on college access and completion outcomes for low-income and underrepresented populations including immigrant and English Learner students. |
 Professor Examines ethnographic language and literacy practices in K-12 classrooms, specifically focusing on how Latinx critical race theory explains the relationship between heritage language and culture and the evolving identities of future teachers. |
 Assistant Professor of Practice Interests also include critical race theory specifically Latinx critical race theory and multigenerational subtractive schooling experienced by a marginalized majority. |
 Assistant Professor of Instruction Examines the contributions of strengths-based approaches in literacy instruction with Spanish-speaking bilingual teacher candidates and in-service teachers in the U.S. and in Latin America. |
 Clinical Assistant Professor Prepares students to become educators in bilingual and ESL education and mentors novice bilingual educators. |
 Assistant Professor of Practice Brings 21 years of practical experience and advocacy for bilingual education at the elementary and middle school level. |
Additional Information
Program Area Coordinator, Advisor
Maria Franquiz