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<journal-id>1657-0790</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development.]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[profile]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1657-0790</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras, Universidad Nacional de Colombia.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1657-07902020000100125</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/profile.v22n1.82105</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Teaching English to Young Learners in Mexico: Teachers&#8217; Perceptions About Their Teaching Contexts]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La enseñanza del inglés para jóvenes estudiantes en México: las percepciones de los profesores acerca de sus contextos de enseñanza]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Millán Librado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tania]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Basurto Santos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nora M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Veracruz ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Veracruz ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>125</fpage>
<lpage>139</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1657-07902020000100125&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1657-07902020000100125&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1657-07902020000100125&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This paper discusses the perceptions that six English language teachers, from public schools in the south region of the state of Veracruz in Mexico, have about their particular teaching contexts. A qualitative approach was adopted, and main data collection was through semi-structured interviews. The results show that all teachers have mostly negative perceptions about their teaching conditions. It was concluded that urgent action is needed on the part of the government to improve the English as a foreign language scenario, especially now when the introduction of English as a foreign language has been proposed at even earlier ages in all levels of education in the country.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Esta investigación describe las percepciones que tienen seis maestros de inglés de escuelas públicas de la región sur del estado de Veracruz en México acerca de sus propios contextos de enseñanza. Se decidió adoptar un enfoque cualitativo y entrevistas semi estructuradas para la recolección de los datos. Los resultados muestran que la mayoría de las percepciones que los maestros tienen son negativas y se concluyó que las autoridades deben tomar medidas urgentes para mejorar el panorama de la enseñanza del inglés especialmente ahora que se ha propuesto que el inglés sea obligatorio en todos los niveles de educación básica en el país.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[English for young learners]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[English language teaching]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[working conditions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[condiciones laborales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enseñanza del inglés]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inglés para jóvenes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[México]]></kwd>
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