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ERIC Number: EJ177779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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English Teaching and Economic Growth in Latin America: A Case Study
Stanfield, Charles W.
English Language Teaching Journal, 32, 2, 138-43, Jan 78
It is proposed that the economic and educational benefits which derive from English teaching offer local nationalists in Latin America a better justification for foreign language study than the frequently cited allegiance to a liberal education. The situation in Colombia is described. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Benefits, English (Second Language), Language Instruction, Student Exchange Programs
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Identifiers: Colombia; Latin America