Language Education in Multilingual Colombia : Critical Perspectives and Voices From the Field

"This collection brings together cutting-edge research and theoretical discussions on the linguistic, cultural, and political forces that shape multilingual Colombia, highlighting the country's unique sociolinguistic landscape and offering new insights into multilingualism in the Global South. The volume outlines the changing dynamics of multilingualism in Colombia, where Spanish, Spanish-based and English-based Creoles, the linguistic and cultural heritages of Indigenous communities and migrant groups, and the prevalence of English in language education policy intersect. The chapters explore the implications of policy making on language policy discourse and especially on language teacher education for those working on the margins in urban and rural areas. They also explore existing understandings of interculturality and the work of academics and local communities in minority language revitalization efforts. Problematizing essentialized views of language and culture and raising awareness around the complex relationship between language, identity, and interculturality in the Global South, this book will be of interest to scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language education, teacher education, and applied linguistics"-- Provided by publisher Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Illustrations Acknowledgments Critical perspectives on language education in multilingual Colombia: An introduction Chapter 1 Multilingual Colombia: Dimensions of linguistic and cultural diversity Section I Creole and Indigenous languages in Colombia Decolonizing multilingual practices: Lessons from Colombia Chapter 2 Preserving the Creole language of the Caribbean Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa Catalina: An ecolinguistic approach to multilingualism in Colombia Chapter 3 Between chants, games, and elders (Andi kanto, jarochería ku tata ri mae mi): Local strategies for the strengthening of the Palenquero language among young people in San Basilio de Palenque (Bolívar, Colombia) Chapter 4 Colombia on the path of linguistic revitalization: Some thoughts from Cauca Section II Language education policy: Discourses, ideologies and local practices Marginalizing discourses and teacher resilience in Colombian language policy and education Chapter 5 English in education policy in Colombia: Two decades of policy discourse and appropriation Chapter 6 English language teaching in rural Colombia amidst the armed conflict: A case study of teacher positioning vis-à-vis policy, practice, and the profession Chapter 7 Late capitalism and the commodification of English in Colombia: The shaping of language education policy and practice Chapter 8 Colombian teachers of English as agents in the implementation of English language policies in a multilingual country: Villains or heroes? Section III Interculturality and pedagogy Interculturality in language and culture education Chapter 9 Trans-semiotizing and re-sourcing resources in language education: Towards a multimodal social semiotic perspective on intercultural communication Chapter 10 Building intercultural language education in Colombia: Insights from research with English language teachers Chapter 11 Focusing on dimensions of interculturality in the context of language teacher education: Insights from a case study in Colombia Section IV Reimagining teacher education: Taking account of diversities and inequalities Decolonizing and decentering language teacher education in multilingual Colombia Chapter 12 Nurturing language teacher education in Colombia from a multilingual perspective Chapter 13 Contesting the hegemony of English in a country declared to be multilingual: The outcome of research with English language teachers in an in-service program Chapter 14 Crossing linguistic boundaries with community literacies: A collaborative, place-based ethnography in two urban localities in Bogotá Chapter 15 Views on writing and pedagogic practices: A systematic review of the research literature on bilingual (Spanish/English) teaching in Colombia Afterword: Decolonizing multilingual Colombia Contributors Index