Las vicisitudes de la enseñanza de lenguas en Colombia

Authors

  • Sergio Torres-Martínez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/dl.v10i15.113586

Keywords:

Foreign language teaching, education, linguistic policoes, bilingualism, cultural homologation, globalisation

Abstract

Caught in the turmoil of our troubled educational system,
foreign language teaching in Colombia struggles to find its
way into modernity despite extensive learning consumerism.
Considered one of the linchpins of the country’s cultural
homologation in the international community, language
teaching discourse remains aloft in its technocratic bubble
eager to meet foreign standards. The present article seeks to
present an overview of our educational scenario from a sociocultural
perspective, unveiling the political agenda behind
language teaching policies, taken over by a neoliberal ideology
that disregards the vexing truth: In Colombia, education is far
from being considered an asset for people’s progress.

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Published

2009-06-01

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Torres-Martínez, S. (2009). Las vicisitudes de la enseñanza de lenguas en Colombia. Diálogos Latinoamericanos, 10(15), 20. https://doi.org/10.7146/dl.v10i15.113586

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