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Framing English as a Medium of Instruction Within the Iberian-American Spanish-Speaking Education Contexts
El inglés como medio de instrucción en contextos educativos de habla hispana en Iberoamérica
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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v24n1.93434Keywords:
bilingual education, English as a foreign language, English as a medium of instruction, learning climate (en)educación bilingüe, inglés como lengua extranjera, inglés como medio de instrucción, clima de aprendizaje (es)
Education in Spain and Latin America has been experiencing an ever-increasing use of English as a medium of instruction at all levels and across curricula. Bringing the vast research-literature into a reflective dialogue is paramount to advancing the discipline and to refining English teaching practices. As such, this literature review systematically situates English-as-a-medium-of-instruction literature related to higher education within the Iberian-American school contexts where Spanish was the students’ first language. Thus, the paper asserts that while research that addresses methodological approaches, processes, procedures, and their effects in instruction is significant, there is still a pressing need for framing English-as-a-medium-of-instruction research within the reciprocal relationship existing among communication, classroom culture, social values, the classroom climate for learning, and ultimately, the students’ learning.
La educación en España y Latinoamérica ha venido experimentando un aumento en el uso del inglés como medio de instrucción. Así, resulta primordial llevar la investigación existente a un diálogo reflexivo para avanzar y perfeccionar las prácticas de enseñanza del inglés. Este artículo de revisión sitúa sistemáticamente la literatura alrededor de la instrucción en inglés de la educación superior dentro de los contextos escolares iberoamericanos donde el español era el primer idioma de los estudiantes. Se encontró que, si bien la investigación que aborda los enfoques metodológicos, procesos, procedimientos y sus efectos en la instrucción del inglés es significativa, todavía se requiere enmarcar la investigación dentro de la relación recíproca entre comunicación, cultura de aula, valores sociales, el clima del aprendizaje y, por último, el aprendizaje de los estudiantes.
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