Week 4 ( February 12Th - 14th)

TOPIC 2: SOCIOPOLITICS IN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

➢ Notional Debate: Are competences truly being taught, or simply

content is provided and later on assessed?

➢ National Bilingual Program: Reasoning behind Imposition of a Competence

Reading 1: ➢ Anne-Marie de Mejia (2004). Bilingual Education in Colombia: Towards an Integrated Perspective. Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 7(4), 381-397.

➢ Linguistic Imperialism or an Expansion of Opportunity? ➢ Robert Lennon: The Importance of English for C21st Students (Video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ3KsggAwz0

• Reading 2: ➢ Anne-Marie de Mejia (2011). The National Bilingual Programme in Colombia: Imposition or opportunity? Apple-Journal of Applied Language Studies Vol. 5, 3, 2011, 7-17