An Interview with Dr. Ofelia García on the Past, Present and Future of Language Policy

Benjamin Kinsella, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Benjamin Kinsella is a PhD student in the Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition program at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. His line of inquiry explores two interrelated avenues in the field of sociolinguistics: education policy and the increasing Hispanic presence in the New York metropolitan area. Currently, Benjamin is investigating microstructural and macrostructural aspects of oral narratives, examining Spanish language maintenance and intersibling variation among children of Mexican descent in Central New Jersey.