Prof. Rafael Olivares
Ed.D 1985, Teachers College, Columbia University
Bilingual Education and Language Minority Education
Powdermaker Hall 137A
Tel: 718-997-5318 Fax: 718-997-5317
E-mail Prof. Olivares with your comments or questions:
Rafael.Olivares@qc.cuny.edu
Bio Brief:
Dr. Rafael A. Olivares is an Associate Professor of Education at the Department of Elementary Education
(EECE) at Queens College, City University of New York. At the Division of Education he is the Coordinator
of the Master in Science Education with Bilingual Extension, the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) with
Bilingual Extension, and the Advance Certificate in Bilingual Extension. He holds several degrees in
education and starts his career in Chile, South America where he taught at the elementary, secondary, and
university levels. In USA, his work has been focus in Language Minority Education. In that area, he has
the book "Using the Newspaper to Teach ESL Learners" and the special issue of the "International Journal
of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism," Vol.5:1, 2002. In the same area he has several articles
for bilingual teacher education such as "The Language and Content Connection in the Education of Limited
English Proficient Students," "Using the Newspaper in the Bilingual Classroom," and "Communication in
Mathematics for Students with Limited English Proficiency." In addition he has published the "NTC's
Dictionary of Latin American Spanish," and other materials useful for teacher education. In 2008 he
published his first novel of historical fiction "Ńusta y el Jardín del Sol." In this novel professor
Olivares suggest a different vision of the invasion of the Inca Empire. Presently, he is working in the
translation of this novel to English and doing research for his second one that will be related to life
under dictators in Latin America. To contact Dr. Olivares write to EECE Queens College CUNY, Flushing,
NY 11367.
