The English in public elementary schools program of a Mexican state
A critical, exploratory study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12678115 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moisés Damián Perales Escudero (0000-0001-6279-1520, University of Quintana Roo, corresponding author), María Del Rosario Reyes Cruz (0000-0001-8780-1502, University of Quintana Roo), Griselda Murrieta Loyo (0000-0002-1189-616X, University of Quintana Roo) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 267-283 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Issues in Language Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-4208 • E-ISSN: 1747-7506 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14664208.2012.722599 |
| OpenAlex | W2094203120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 31 |
The quality of English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) instruction in elementary schools worldwide is an issue of concern for language policy and planning (LPP) scholars, as are examinations of power and ideologies operating in policy creation and implementation. This critical, exploratory study blends these two strands of inquiry by examining critically interview data on the implementation of a public elementary school EFL program in a Mexican state. Program staff and parents were interviewed in an attempt to identify instances of power struggle and ideology that would yield an initial description and data for further research. The results illustrate a number of trends in EFL teaching in Mexico that reflect and reproduce neoliberal ideologies. They also reveal the complexity of power dynamics within different government agents and how they affect language policy. It is suggested that a focus on these dynamics, which we call meso-policy, can yield useful data for LPP scholars to engage in actions tending toward the development of community policy
Exploratory research · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Language planning · Language policy · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Power structure · Public policy · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
Language Policy and Planning in Mexico
Interpreting qualitative data
Language Planning
Ideologies in Action
Language Policy, Culture, and Identity in Asian Contexts
Ambiguities About English
The Language Situation in Mexico
Language planning and its problems
Globalisation, English for everyone and English teacher capacity
Academic Language Barriers and Language Freedom
English in the language policy of the Pacific Rim
Rethinking the place of African indigenous languages in African education
Young Learner English Language Policy and Implementation
Discipline and punishment
Language Planning and Policy and the ELT Profession in Selected Central American Countries
English Only Worldwide or Language Ecology
Tesol and Policy Enactments
Puerto Rico
The Role of English in Individual and Societal Development
Alternative Contexts of Language Policy and Planning in Sub‐Saharan Africa
Communicative Language Teaching in China
EFL in Argentina's Schools
Unpeeling the Onion
Critical Pedagogy in ELT
Slicing the Onion Ethnographically
Critical Ethnography of a Sri Lankan Classroom
Three Approaches to Qualitative Content Analysis
A Recurring Decimal
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |