Abstract

CARDENAS SANTAMARIA, Jorge Andrés. Sociological Implications of the New Meaning of Competencies in the Education System. Leng. [online]. 2013, vol.41, n.1, pp.81-103. ISSN 0120-3479.

Due to the implementation in Colombia of an education system that evaluates performance through a category called "academic competencies," this paper analyzes the parameters, in terms of epistemological theory, that made this shift possible. Beginning with Chomsky - who coined this term - and then moving on to the theoretical approach proposed by Hymes as "communicative competence," I try to build the genealogy of the term "competence" and explain its current use. Also, through a comparative analysis between government documents and academic papers, I talk about the implications, both in theory and practice, that this new meaning of the term has brought about in the education system in Colombia

Keywords : communicative competency; education; linguistic competency; education through competencies; evaluation.

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