International Journal of Bilingual
Education and Bilingualism
Editor: Colin Baker, University of Wales, Bangor
Review Editor: Aneta Pavlenko, Temple University, Philadelpia
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Volume: 7 Number: 5 Page: 381–397
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Bilingual Education in Colombia: Towards an Integrated Perspective
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Anne-Marie de Mejía
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The purpose of this paper is to argue that the traditional division between bilingual education programmes offered to speakers of majority languages and those available to minority language speakers in Colombia should be reconsidered within a wider, integrated vision of bilingual provision.
Initially, developments will be situated in relation to the sociolinguistic context of language use in the country. This will be followed by a brief historical account of how and why bilingual education started in ethnic minority contexts in relation to present developments, with a consideration
of both advances and certain difficulties which need to be resolved if these programmes are to become more effective in the future. The main focus of the paper is on the situation of bilingual programmes for majority language speakers, particularly learners of English, related to both a historical
perspective and current situation and effectiveness. Finally, possible areas of convergence between the two traditions will be indicated as ways forward for the future.
Keywords: BILINGUAL EDUCATION, MAJORITY LANGUAGE CONTEXTS, MINORITY LANGUAGE CONTEXTS, COLOMBIA, POLICY, CLASSROOM PRACTICE
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