Colombia’s nationwide EFL policy and the construction of equity in policy documents
Villegas Correa, D. (2017). Colombia’s nationwide EFL policy and the construction of equity in policy documents. Apples : Journal of Applied Language Studies, 11 (4), 57-74. Retrieved from http://apples.jyu.fi/article/abstract/506
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Apples : Journal of Applied Language StudiesTekijät
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2017Tekijänoikeudet
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The Colombia Bilingüe (Colombia Bilingual) 1 program was introduced by the
Ministry of Education (MEN) in 2004 with aims of increasing the teaching and
learning of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) at primary, secondary and
tertiary education level. However, this program has failed to reach its set language
goals and has come under strong criticism. Scholars suggest that Colombia
Bilingual has not only been unsuccessful in improving English skills but has
resulted in unequal practices by favoring language instrumentation, marketization
of language services and stratification of people. This paper offers a Critical
Discourse Analysis of seven policy papers set forward by the government that have
introduced and given continuation to this program. I will argue that the
construction of equity in Colombia’s EFL policy is framed within a limited
interpretation that has mainly given priority to improving Colombia’s international
competitiveness while overlooking other important elements of equity such as
autonomy, identity, and equality. I will conclude that the presence of social
efficiency messages in the policy documents substantiates previous studies’
criticism and highlights the importance of policy documents towards reaching more
equitable language learning practices.
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