Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia

<div>The present paper provides a critical analysis of Colombia’s National Program of Bilingualism focusing <span style="font-size: 10px;">on the ideologies behind it, how it facilitates the manufacturing of Colombian citizens’ consent for foreign </span><span style=&q...

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Main Author: Valencia Marlon
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Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2013-04-01
Series:Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
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Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37859
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description <div>The present paper provides a critical analysis of Colombia’s National Program of Bilingualism focusing <span style="font-size: 10px;">on the ideologies behind it, how it facilitates the manufacturing of Colombian citizens’ consent for foreign </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">intervention through free trade agreements, and the progressive dismantling of public education. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">The program is analyzed with a critical language policy lens that brings into consideration the historical </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">and socio-political factors of the Colombian context. For this purpose, several news articles, policy </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">documents, and academic essays are discussed. Connections are made between this language policy, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">the interests of transnational companies, and how this policy helps portray the Colombian public education </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">system as inadequate to fulfill the government’s educational goals.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 10px;"><div>El siguiente análisis crítico del Programa Nacional de Bilingüismo (PNB) en Colombia hace énfasis en <span style="font-size: 10px;">las ideologías que hay detrás de dicho programa y como este facilita la fabricación del consentimiento </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">de los ciudadanos colombianos para la intervención extranjera a través de los tratados de libre </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">comercio, al igual que la privatización progresiva de la educación pública. Se analiza el programa</span></div><div>de manera crítica teniendo en cuenta los factores históricos y sociopolíticos del contexto. Para <span style="font-size: 10px;">este propósito se discuten artículos de noticias, documentos del programa y análisis académicos. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">El artículo establece relaciones entre el programa, los intereses de compañías multinacionales y la</span></div><div>manera como dicha política lingüística pone de manifiesto la insuficiencia del sistema educativo <span style="font-size: 10px;">público colombiano para alcanzar sus propias metas.</span></div></span></div>
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spelling doaj.art-906009b0a9ee44968035a83643a3de8b2023-09-02T22:23:26ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902013-04-011512743Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in ColombiaValencia Marlon<div>The present paper provides a critical analysis of Colombia’s National Program of Bilingualism focusing <span style="font-size: 10px;">on the ideologies behind it, how it facilitates the manufacturing of Colombian citizens’ consent for foreign </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">intervention through free trade agreements, and the progressive dismantling of public education. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">The program is analyzed with a critical language policy lens that brings into consideration the historical </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">and socio-political factors of the Colombian context. For this purpose, several news articles, policy </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">documents, and academic essays are discussed. Connections are made between this language policy, </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">the interests of transnational companies, and how this policy helps portray the Colombian public education </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">system as inadequate to fulfill the government’s educational goals.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 10px;"><div>El siguiente análisis crítico del Programa Nacional de Bilingüismo (PNB) en Colombia hace énfasis en <span style="font-size: 10px;">las ideologías que hay detrás de dicho programa y como este facilita la fabricación del consentimiento </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">de los ciudadanos colombianos para la intervención extranjera a través de los tratados de libre </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">comercio, al igual que la privatización progresiva de la educación pública. Se analiza el programa</span></div><div>de manera crítica teniendo en cuenta los factores históricos y sociopolíticos del contexto. Para <span style="font-size: 10px;">este propósito se discuten artículos de noticias, documentos del programa y análisis académicos. </span><span style="font-size: 10px;">El artículo establece relaciones entre el programa, los intereses de compañías multinacionales y la</span></div><div>manera como dicha política lingüística pone de manifiesto la insuficiencia del sistema educativo <span style="font-size: 10px;">público colombiano para alcanzar sus propias metas.</span></div></span></div>http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37859Colombian language policy, education policy, free trade agreements, manufacturing consent, transnational companies.
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Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development
Colombian language policy, education policy, free trade agreements, manufacturing consent, transnational companies.
title Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
title_full Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
title_fullStr Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
title_full_unstemmed Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
title_short Language Policy and the Manufacturing of Consent for Foreign Intervention in Colombia
title_sort language policy and the manufacturing of consent for foreign intervention in colombia
topic Colombian language policy, education policy, free trade agreements, manufacturing consent, transnational companies.
url http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/37859
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