Reflections on English Language Teaching and Bilingualism in Colombia

Truscott de Mejía, Anne Marie

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dc.creator	Truscott de Mejía, Anne Marie
dc.date	2012-01-01
dc.date.accessioned	2022-03-25T17:59:06Z
dc.date.available	2022-03-25T17:59:06Z
dc.identifier	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ccaribe/article/view/40869
dc.identifier.uri	http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/125191
dc.description	According to an article published by one of the leading British newspapers The Daily Telegraph, (27 October, 2010)"Leaders of India's low-caste Dalits are to celebrate the opening of a temple shaped like a desktop computer to inspire "untouchable" children to improve their prospects in life by learning English,"believing that learning English will open up new opportunities for India's 160 million Dalits in higher education and high-status government careers. This is mirrored by the assumption in Colombia and in other Latin American countries that English is the key to success, or citing the title of the successful English language programme adopted by the Ministry of Education in Chile, "InglésAbrePuertas".In this article I would like to first critique this often unquestioned belief about the development of English and better life prospects. I will then talk briefly about the relationship between English Language Teaching (ELT) and the development of bilingualism. Finally I will discuss how far initiatives such as the English Immersion Programme in San Andrés help to develop bilingual teachers´ competencies.	en-US
dc.description	According to an article published by one of the leading British newspapers The Daily Telegraph, (27 October, 2010)“Leaders of India's low-caste Dalits are to celebrate the opening of a temple shaped like a desktop computer to inspire "untouchable" children to improve their prospects in life by learning English,”believing that learning English will open up new opportunities for India's 160 million Dalits in higher education and high-status government careers. This is mirrored by the assumption in Colombia and in other Latin American countries that English is the key to success, or citing the title of the successful English language programme adopted by the Ministry of Education in Chile, “InglésAbrePuertas”.In this article I would like to first critique this often unquestioned belief about the development of English and better life prospects. I will then talk briefly about the relationship between English Language Teaching (ELT) and the development of bilingualism. Finally I will discuss how far initiatives such as the English Immersion Programme in San Andrés help to develop bilingual teachers´ competencies.	es-ES
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dc.language	spa
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Caribe - Instituto de Estudios Caribeños	es-ES
dc.relation	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ccaribe/article/view/40869/42567
dc.relation	https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ccaribe/article/view/40869/pdf_527
dc.rights	Derechos de autor 2012 Cuadernos del Caribe	es-ES
dc.rights	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/co/	es-ES
dc.source	Cuadernos del Caribe; No. 15 (2012): El programa de inmersión en inglés: una propuesta de formación docente en la isla; 23-30	en-US
dc.source	Cuadernos del Caribe; Núm. 15 (2012): El programa de inmersión en inglés: una propuesta de formación docente en la isla; 23-30	es-ES
dc.source	2390-0555
dc.source	1794-7065
dc.subject	Social Science	en-US
dc.subject	bilingualism	en-US
dc.subject	English Language Teaching	en-US
dc.subject	Bilingualism in Colombia	en-US
dc.subject	Social Science	en-US
dc.subject	Social Science	en-US
dc.subject	bilingualism	en-US
dc.title	Reflections on English Language Teaching and Bilingualism in Colombia	en-US
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