An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia
This article reflects upon the policies that regulate inclusive education in Colombia for students with disabilities and contrasts it with the reality of EFL teaching/learning nowadays. The concept of inclusion has gained interest among government officials and scholars in recent decades; as a resul...
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Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
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| description | This article reflects upon the policies that regulate inclusive education in Colombia for students with disabilities and contrasts it with the reality of EFL teaching/learning nowadays. The concept of inclusion has gained interest among government officials and scholars in recent decades; as a result, much inclusivity legislation has been created to guarantee access for disabled students in mainstream schools. However, there are not clear procedures and adequate scenarios to address foreign language education in Colombia for this population, resulting in more exclusion, discrimination and lack of opportunities for disabled learners. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-75482022-06-16T17:36:53Z An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia Ochoa, Dayra Piedad Students with disabilities Inclusion Policies EFL Teaching-learning Discrimination This article reflects upon the policies that regulate inclusive education in Colombia for students with disabilities and contrasts it with the reality of EFL teaching/learning nowadays. The concept of inclusion has gained interest among government officials and scholars in recent decades; as a result, much inclusivity legislation has been created to guarantee access for disabled students in mainstream schools. However, there are not clear procedures and adequate scenarios to address foreign language education in Colombia for this population, resulting in more exclusion, discrimination and lack of opportunities for disabled learners. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2017-11-26 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/7548 10.19053/2011835X.7548 Enletawa Journal; Vol. 9 No. 2 (2016): July - December Enletawa Journal; Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2016): July - December 2463-1965 2011-835X eng https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/7548/6225 Copyright (c) 2017 ENLETAWA JOURNAL |
| spellingShingle | Students with disabilities Inclusion Policies EFL Teaching-learning Discrimination Ochoa, Dayra Piedad An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title | An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title_full | An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title_short | An Exploration of Inclusive Education Policies Aimed at Students with Disabilities vs. the Panorama of EFL Scenarios in Colombia |
| title_sort | exploration of inclusive education policies aimed at students with disabilities vs the panorama of efl scenarios in colombia |
| topic | Students with disabilities Inclusion Policies EFL Teaching-learning Discrimination |
| topic_facet | Students with disabilities Inclusion Policies EFL Teaching-learning Discrimination |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/enletawa_journal/article/view/7548 |
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