ERIC Number: EJ1128049
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 17
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ISSN: EISSN-0120-5927
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EFL in Public Schools in Mexico: Dancing around the Ring?
Basurto Santos, Nora M.; Gregory Weathers, Jolene R.
HOW, v23 n1 p68-84 Apr-Sep 2016
The teaching and learning of English as a foreign language has a long tradition within the Mexican public education system. Unfortunately, this endeavor has been unsuccessful for the most part throughout the country. In this paper, we share and compare the results of two studies, ten years apart, whose data collections were carried out in very similar contexts. Both studies looked at what is happening in practice from the teachers' perspectives. Class observation, interviews, and official documents were important sources of information. We conclude that even though there has been ten years between these two studies there seem to be no changes that could enhance the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language in public schools.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Public Education, Teacher Attitudes, Observation, Interviews, Documentation, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary School Teachers, Teaching Methods, Time Factors (Learning), Class Size, Student Diversity, Educational Resources
ASOCOPI, the Colombian Association of Teachers of English. Cra 27 A #53-06, oficina 405, Bogota, Colombia. +57-2115018; Fax: +57-2115018. e-mail: asocopicolombia@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.howjournalcolombia.org/index.php/how
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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