Following the trend of much of the Western, non-English speaking world, Colombia has
tirelessly strived for spreading English education in an effort to augment economic benefits …

Learning strategies have been considered an important field of study since 1970s. Since
that time the objective of reviewing studies in this field has been to determine the …

This article reports a mixed-method research project aimed at improving the practices of
public sector English teachers in Cali (Colombia) through a professional development …

This research is a qualitative exploratory, constructivist study that aims to investigate
Colombian (public sector) English language teachers' existing or prospective intercultural …

Standardized Test Results: An Opportunity for English Program Improvement SciELO -
Scientific Electronic Library Online vol.24 issue2 High School Students' Affective Reaction to …

The proposed empirically-based chapter investigates how the teaching of English as a
foreign language can advance towards intercultural communicative competence (ICC) and …

Despite being a multilingual country, Colombia embraces the international tendency that
highlights the importance of English in educational agendas. In the national plans, the …

In Colombia, the promotion of bilingual education originates in national and institutional
policy. The Programa Nacional de Bilingüismo: Colombia 2004–2019 [National Program of …

In this chapter, I present a critical analysis of the pressure placed on English teachers in our
national policy implementation, which makes them appear as villains. I will refer to the …

Siguiendo una tendencia general en el Occidente no anglofono, Colombia ha intentado
incansablemente difundir la educacion en lengua inglesa en aras de alcanzar beneficios …