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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2023)
Enletawa Journal

Original Research

Students’ perspectives regarding the institutional English courses in Universidad Surcolombiana

https://doi.org/10.19053/2011835X.15315

Published 2023-02-13

  • Karla Tatiana Yara Falla
    • ,
  • Ximena Collazos

Karla Tatiana Yara Falla
Universidad Surcolombiana

Ximena Collazos
Universidad Surcolombiana

Abstract

This narrative research study allows us to learn about the usefulness of the mandatory institutional English courses at the Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva branch, for students of other undergraduate programs in English and their academic, professional, and personal impact. It uses the open interview anonymously to collect their experiences and to promote free expression by using questions related to the courses and based on their environment and previous contact with English using Spanish to better understand. Likewise, the English for Specific Purposes model was taken into account and presented as an idea to the students as a strategy to implement it in the different programs. The results indicated that the benefits obtained in these courses were very limited for English learning and improving the level of students, evidencing the need for English according to their program for the adequate professional development of each one.

Keywords

Institutional English courses, English learning, benefits, English for Specific Purposes, students

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Author Biography

Karla Tatiana Yara Falla

Active student from Bachelor Universidad Surcolombiana

Ximena Collazos

Bachelor Degree in Language Teaching Universidad Surcolombiana

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