Del EFL al ELF: en la necesidad de incorporar progresivamente el inglés como lengua franca en el ELT colombiano
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Resumen
El inglés como lengua franca es un fenómeno que ha ganado importancia en los últimos años. En el escenario internacional, la literatura académica ya ha explorado los posibles beneficios de incorporar ELF en el campo ELT. En Colombia, sin embargo, son escasos los trabajos empíricos y conceptuales sobre dicha área. A la luz de esto, en este artículo reflexivo se discute la posibilidad de incorporar progresivamente ELF en ELT en Colombia. En primer lugar, se analiza qué es ELF y se diferencian este y otros términos que se han utilizado para referirse a este fenómeno lingüístico. En segundo lugar, se presentan algunas de las áreas que deben tenerse en cuenta (diseño de materiales, prácticas de evaluación, por mencionar algunas) si se quiere integrar ELF en el área de ELT en el contexto nacional. Por último, se exponen algunas conclusiones, así como posibles escenarios de investigación en lo que respecta a ELF.
Palabras clave
inglés, nglés como lengua franca, enseñanza del inglés
Biografía del autor/a
Jhon Eduardo Mosquera Pérez
Licenciando en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés y Maestría en Enseñanza del Idioma Inglés,
Universidad Surcolombiana. Estudiante de 4° semestre de la Maestría en Procesos de Enseñanza
y Aprendizaje de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Miembro de los grupos de investigación APRENAP
(de la Universidad Surcolombiana) y LSLP
(Proyecto de Alfabetizaciones en Segundas Lenguas de la Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana)
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