Unanswered Questions in Colombia's Foreign Language Education Policy = Preguntas por responder en la política educativa de lenguas extranjeras en Colombia

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2015-10-01
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia Ciudad Universitaria Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras.
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Following the trend of much of the Western, non-English speaking world, Colombia has tirelessly strived for spreading English education in an effort to augment economic benefits. This paper aims at providing a critical account of foreign language education policy in Colombia, with special attention to English. It outlines the impact of its multiple transitions over the past decades through a historical description that overviews all previous policies, the critical reception by scholars, and present-day initiatives. We then move on to analysing the choice of English as a synonym for bilingualism and conclude with emerging questions that are to be considered for future debates and reassessments of Colombia's English-Spanish bilingual education policy.
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Bonilla Carvajal, C. A., & Tejada-Sánchez, I. (2016). Unanswered questions in Colombia's language education policy. PROFILE Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 18(1), 185-201. http://dx.doi.org/10.15446/profile.v18n1.51996.