Issues of Constraint and Power

The Creation of English Language Center in Estell, Nicaragua

Bibliographic Data

ID12751981
AuthorsCindy Brantmeier (0000-0001-7263-0093, Indiana University Bloomington, corresponding author)
Year1997
Volume21
Issue1
Pages31-42
Publication date1997-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBilingual Research Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1523-5882 • E-ISSN: 1523-5890
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15235882.1997.10815600
OpenAlexW2020668371
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

This article examines the development of an English Language Center in Estell, Nicaragua in 1993. This case study aims to help those involved with the implementation of similar language teaching projects in the developing countries of Latin America. This critical examination reveals the struggles with power and resistance that one faces when implementing a program of its kind. The complexities of the different agendas within the classroom, as well as outside the school, are explored within the parameters ofteaching and learning English as a Foreign Language in Nicaragua. This reflection not only explores the pedagogical soundness of the English Language Center, but it also focuses on an awareness of the social, cultural, and political ramifications. While the nature of this article is anecdotal and the situations presented are not necessarily directly representative of other environments, these authentic experiences serve as a guide for the planning and implementation of similar language projects in Latin America

Language assessment · Latin Americans · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Reflection (computer programming · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Computer Science · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Law · Multilingual Education and Policy · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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