EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private Universities
In Mexican higher education, the spread of English has become a tool in the internationalization process of universities. However, language has been sidelined in the discourses of globalization and internationalization. Hence, this ethnographic case study aims to look at the spread of English in Mex...
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2019-01-01
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| description | In Mexican higher education, the spread of English has become a tool in the internationalization process of universities. However, language has been sidelined in the discourses of globalization and internationalization. Hence, this ethnographic case study aims to look at the spread of English in Mexican higher education through two private universities. It focuses on the universities’ internationalization process, and how English as a foreign language teachers perceive the role of English in this process. Findings show that while English as a foreign language teachers support linguistic ideologies that promote the spread of English as a natural and apolitical phenomenon, at the same time they also warn of ideological implications such as language hierarchies, cultural homogenization, and English linguistic discrimination. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-932eefcbf9e940faa3e0854f1fcad2d52025-08-20T03:18:52ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaProfile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development1657-07902019-01-01211435710.15446/profile.v21n1.69239EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private UniversitiesColette Despagne0Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de PueblaIn Mexican higher education, the spread of English has become a tool in the internationalization process of universities. However, language has been sidelined in the discourses of globalization and internationalization. Hence, this ethnographic case study aims to look at the spread of English in Mexican higher education through two private universities. It focuses on the universities’ internationalization process, and how English as a foreign language teachers perceive the role of English in this process. Findings show that while English as a foreign language teachers support linguistic ideologies that promote the spread of English as a natural and apolitical phenomenon, at the same time they also warn of ideological implications such as language hierarchies, cultural homogenization, and English linguistic discrimination.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/69239English as a foreign languageEnglish language dominanceinternationalizationlinguistic ideologiesteaching English in Mexico |
| spellingShingle | Colette Despagne EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private Universities Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development English as a foreign language English language dominance internationalization linguistic ideologies teaching English in Mexico |
| title | EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private Universities |
| title_full | EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private Universities |
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| title_short | EFL Teachers’ Perspectives on the Role of English in Two Mexican Private Universities |
| title_sort | efl teachers perspectives on the role of english in two mexican private universities |
| topic | English as a foreign language English language dominance internationalization linguistic ideologies teaching English in Mexico |
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