Guadalupe Valdes

Guadalupe Valdés is a renowned linguist and Professor Emerita of Education at Stanford University, recognized as one of the foremost experts on Spanish-English bilingualism in the United States. Her research focuses on sociolinguistic processes of language acquisition, distinguishing between elective bilingualism in formal settings and circumstantial bilingualism among immigrant communities, with applications to teacher training, instruction methods, and immigration policies. She founded English Together, a nonprofit providing workplace English coaching to low-wage immigrant workers.