Abstract

VALENCIA, Marlon. La política lingüística y la fabricación del consentimiento para la intervención extranjera en Colombi. profile [online]. 2013, vol.15, n.1, pp.27-43. ISSN 1657-0790.

The present paper provides a critical analysis of Colombia's National Program of Bilingualism focusing on the ideologies behind it, how it facilitates the manufacturing of Colombian citizens' consent for foreign intervention through free trade agreements, and the progressive dismantling of public education. The program is analyzed with a critical language policy lens that brings into consideration the historical and socio-political factors of the Colombian context. For this purpose, several news articles, policy documents, and academic essays are discussed. Connections are made between this language policy, the interests of transnational companies, and how this policy helps portray the Colombian public education system as inadequate to fulfill the government's educational goals.

Keywords : Colombian language policy; education policy; free trade agreements; manufacturing consent; transnational companies.

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