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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| 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-906009b0a9ee44968035a83643a3de8b2025-08-20T02:09:14ZengUniversidad 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. |
| spellingShingle | Valencia Marlon 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. |
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