ERIC Number: EJ1384233
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 15
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EISSN: EISSN-0120-5927
Emergence and Development of a Research Area in Language Education Policies: Our Contribution to Setting the Grounds for a Local Perspective on Policymaking
HOW, v28 n3 p119-133 2021
This article presents our narration of the emergence and development of a research area about the teaching and learning of the English language in Colombia and the creation of a research group named Critical Studies of Colombian Education Policies. The narration includes a description of the bilingual education policy in Colombia and a literature review of how the themes "Different Shades of the Colombian National Plan of Bilingualism" and "Theoretical and Practical Concerns over Bilingualism" have been addressed by authors of local journals, such as How, Profile, Íkala, and Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, in the issues published from 2008 to 2020. The description and literature review link the life stories of our growth as teachers and researchers as related to the research area and research group mentioned above. A final part of the narration refers to our contributions to the ELT field in Colombia through the following two themes: "Dimensions of Language Policies: A Political Discourse Perspective" and "Making Teachers' Agency Relevant: Bottom-up Approaches to the Study of Language Education Policies."
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Bilingualism, Language Planning, Strategic Planning, Periodicals, Journal Articles, Language Teachers, Personal Narratives, Language Research, Political Attitudes, Professional Autonomy, Standards, Language Proficiency, Bilingual Education, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teacher Educators, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Education Programs
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 - Evaluative; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colombia
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