Abstract

PULIDO, Yeny Alexandra. Bilingual ethnic education: a right won on politics and the challenges on Colombian ethnic groups. Leng. [online]. 2012, vol.40, n.1, pp.231-254. ISSN 0120-3479.

The Colombian ethnic groups got the recognition from the State as people with own culture and language. It happens through the "Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991". This document has some articles that deal with the ethnic groups, presence in the country, linguistic diversity, ethnic and bilingual education, the government responsibility on ethnic culture and education, among other articles that supports these facts. This paper explores the possibility of bilingual ethnic education (BEE) in Colombia. It is presented through five sections: 1. Presentation: 2. Bilingual ethnic education's legal framework in Colombia, 3. Constitutional terms and cultural and linguistic diversity of ethnic groups in Colombia, 4. BEE and new challenges to the Colombian ethnic groups. The first section refers to the recognition of the República de Colombia as a multicultural and multilingual State. The second section includes a definition about BEE, some constitutional articles that serve as a support to this kind of education. The third part, there is a discussion about some constitutional terms that are problematic for the BEE project in some communities in Colombia. The fourth section presents some recommendations for the ethnic groups that want to carry out their BEE project. Finally, the conclusion includes some general considerations on these issues

Keywords : ethnic group; culture; language; bilingualism; ethnic education; bilingual education; Constitución Política de Colombia de 1991; law; multiculturalism.

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