​​Yecid Ortega is the founder of this project. He finished his doctoral studies at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto in Language and Literacies Education with a specialization in Comparative, International, and Development Education. His major research interests draw from ethnographic approaches and critical research in teacher education. He explores how social justice juxtaposes with concepts of culture, race, linguistics, human rights, diversity and equity in different national and international  teacher education programs.

Publications

Selected articles:
Ortega, Y. (2021). Transformative pedagogies for English teaching: Teachers and students building social justice together. Applied Linguistics Journal. Link
Ortega, Y. (2021). ‘I wanted to be white’: Understanding power asymmetries of whiteness and racialisation. Whiteness and Education. Download Here
Ortega, Y. (2019). “Teacher, ¿Puedo hablar en Español?” A reflection on plurilingualism and translanguaging practices in EFL. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 21(2), 155-170. 
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Selected book chapters:
Ortega, Y. (2021). Working for social justice in a marginalized Colombian English teaching classroom. In D. Christian & K. M. Bailey (Eds.), Research on teaching and learning English in under-resourced areas. (pp.171-184). Routledge and TIRF. Link
Ortega, Y. (2020). “Rebeldes en acción”: A case study in English teaching in a marginalized Colombian high school. In L. M. Berger (Ed.), Social justice and international education: Research, practice, and perspectives (pp. 111–134). NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
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Ortega, Y. (2019). Peacebuilding and Social Justice in English as a Foreign Language: Classroom Experiences from a Colombian High School. In E. A. Mikulec, S. Bhatawadekar, C. T. McGivern, & P. Chamness (Eds.), Readings in Language Studies Volume 7: Intersections of Peace and Language Studies (Vol. 7, pp. 63–90). International Society for Language Studies.
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