Gloria Ramirez

Gloria Ramirez is a professor in the Faculty of Education and Social Work at Thompson Rivers University, where she teaches courses on language, literacy, and research methods in education. She has more than 30 years of teaching experience in K–12 and higher education in Colombia, England, and Canada. Her research examines language and literacy development across different languages, bilingual learning, and the revitalization of Indigenous languages. Specifically, she examines effective teaching strate­gies to accelerate language learning and reading development. She has been collaborating with Secwépemc scholars, educators, Elders, and knowledge keepers for about 12 years on initiatives to revitalize Secwepemctsín. She is currently learning Secwepemctsín as an act of decolonization.