Perspectives for a study on bilingualism in Colombian regional universities

This article reflects on the trends of bilingualism in Colombia by providing a historical overview of how the teaching of foreign languages was introduced to the country. There are also analyzed some conceptual and theoretical aspects about the definition and types of bilingualism that have influenc...

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Main Author:	Cárdenas Vergaño, Nélida
Format:	Online
Language:	spa
Published:	Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2018
Subjects:	Journal History of Latin American Education; bilingualism; higher education, education policy. Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; bilingüismo; educación superior, política educativa. Revista História da Educação Latino-americana; bilinguismo; educação superior, política educativa.
Online Access:	https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/8566

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Summary:	This article reflects on the trends of bilingualism in Colombia by providing a historical overview of how the teaching of foreign languages was introduced to the country. There are also analyzed some conceptual and theoretical aspects about the definition and types of bilingualism that have influenced the proposals of the Ministry of National Education in this domain. Secondly, we describe the “Project to Strengthen Bachelor's Degrees in Languages / English”, proposed within the framework of the National Program of Bilingualism-PNB 2004-2019, in order to present the methodological foundations of the research proposal "Bilingual policies and their impact on the cultural identity and educational quality in undergraduate programs in languages – English- in Colombia, 2004-2014 ". This Project is registered in the Doctorate in Educational Sciences - Rudecolombia - CADE, Tunja, Research group History and Prospective studies Latin American Education - HISULA.