Abstract

SANCHEZ SOLARTE, Ana Clara  and  OBANDO GUERRERO, Gabriel Vicente. Is Colombia Ready for “Bilingualism”?. profile [online]. 2008, n.9, pp.181-196. ISSN 1657-0790.

Currently, the Colombian government is attempting to implement programs such as “Colombia Bilingüe”. The effectiveness of this type of project depends on a number of factors, some of which do not have to do with policies or standardization, but with academic requirements and issues that might be neglected while focusing on the outcome rather than on the process of expecting foreign language learners to become proficient in a second or foreign language (L2). This paper examines the academic needs that have to be met in order to achieve government goals in a fair and rewarding way for teachers, students and stakeholders. Also, the way similar foreign language policies have been implemented in other countries is briefly described.

Keywords : Foreign language teaching; bilingualism; language policy; methodology.

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