Teaching English to Young Learners in Mexico: Teachers’ Perceptions About Their Teaching Contexts

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2020-01-01

La enseñanza del inglés para jóvenes estudiantes en México: las percepciones de los profesores acerca de sus contextos de enseñanza

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English for young learners, English language teaching, Mexico, working conditions (en)
condiciones laborales, enseñanza del inglés, inglés para jóvenes, México (es)

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Tania Millán Librado Universidad Veracruzana
Nora M. Basurto Santos Universidad Veracruzana

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This paper discusses the perceptions that six English language teachers, from public schools in the south region of the state of Veracruz in Mexico, have about their particular teaching contexts. A qualitative approach was adopted, and main data collection was through semi-structured interviews. The results show that all teachers have mostly negative perceptions about their teaching conditions. It was concluded that urgent action is needed on the part of the government to improve the English as a foreign language scenario, especially now when the introduction of English as a foreign language has been proposed at even earlier ages in all levels of education in the country.

Esta investigación describe las percepciones que tienen seis maestros de inglés de escuelas públicas de la región sur del estado de Veracruz en México acerca de sus propios contextos de enseñanza. Se decidió adoptar un enfoque cualitativo y entrevistas semi estructuradas para la recolección de los datos. Los resultados muestran que la mayoría de las percepciones que los maestros tienen son negativas y se concluyó que las autoridades deben tomar medidas urgentes para mejorar el panorama de la enseñanza del inglés especialmente ahora que se ha propuesto que el inglés sea obligatorio en todos los niveles de educación básica en el país.

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