ERIC Number: EJ1007570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-May
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1072-4303
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Can ELT in Higher Education Be Successful? The Current Status of ELT in Mexico
Vazquez, Alberto Mora; Guzman, Nelly Paulina Trejo; Roux, Ruth
TESL-EJ, v17 n1 May 2013
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of the current state of the ELT field in Mexican contexts. In particular, it explores the ways in which diverse social and political factors hamper the successful implementation of national and institutional ELT policies. Drawing on a case study carried out throughout a period of five years, the paper uses three situations to illustrate the ways in which institutional efforts to promote English language teaching are deviated at some point in their developmental stages. The paper concludes by emphasizing the value of research to raise ELT practitioners' awareness of the challenges that the profession faces and proposing ways of overcoming them. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Developmental Stages, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Political Influences, Higher Education, Social Influences, Case Studies, Consciousness Raising, Language Teachers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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