Qualifications:
- -Primary Education Teacher graduated from the Santiago de Cuba Teacher Training School, 1947
- -Bachelor of Arts in Philology, University of Oriente, 1971
- -Senior Researcher, 1989
- -Honorary Degree in Social Sciences, University of Oriente, 2006
- -Work Heroine of the Republic of Cuba, May 1st, 2010
Qualifications:
- -Primary Education Teacher graduated from Santiago de Cuba Teacher Training School, 1947
- -PhD in Pedagogy, University of Havana, 1952
- -Researcher in Linguistics, OFINES, Madrid, 1971
- -PhD in Philosophy, Charles University, Prague, 1977
- -Doctor in Philological Sciences, Charles University, Prague, 1979
- -Full Member of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, Havana, 1998-2002
- -Emeritus Member of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba, Havana, 2002
- -1947-1959 Primary School Teacher and Principal.
- -1960-1963 Teacher of Spanish Didactics at the Santiago de Cuba Teacher Training College.
- -1963-1970 Teacher of Spanish Language at the Senior High School for Workers and Farmers.
- -1971-1996 Founder and Director of the Centre for Applied Linguistics of Santiago de Cuba. Senior Researcher.
- -Honorary Director of Santiago de Cuba Centre for Applied Linguisticssince 1996. Currently working as a Senior Researcher.