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… in three schools in Cundinamarca (Colombia) that belong to the municipality of Soacha´s Education Office (Secretaría de Educación), where I have worked as an English teacher for fifteen years. My profession, my working experience, the experience … this should not be done by undermining cultural and linguistic 5 “[…] identificar las líneas principales de un sistema de Educación en lenguas que se adapte al país pero que también facilite la comunicación internacional y preserve igualmente el inalien- …
… Teachers´ Critical Identities 73 Én fa si s the classroom. Zembylas (2003) offers three views of identity that I have tak- en as guide for my study: Ericksonian and neo-Ericksonian, socio-cultural, and post-structural. The first view points out … for learning English”, and is part of the “Aulas de inmersión” program, led by the city´s Education Office (Secretaría de Educación Distrital), and other city projects, such as the Spelling Bee. According to tests such as Pruebas Saber and Aptis, … syllabus. Although the document “Estándares Básicos de Competencias en Lenguas Extranjeras: Inglés”, by the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (2006), sets objectives in terms of language acquisition, I consider that in the school where I work there …
… ideas on language teaching based on local teachers´ experience and knowledge. According to Usma (2009), the Ministerio de Educación Nacional (Colombian Ministry of Education [MEN]) uses a top-down approach to delegate policies, and even though …