Wilder Yesid Escobar Alméciga

Discourse analysis applied to english language teaching in colombian contexts: theory and methods

Wilder Yesid Escobar Alméciga

By moving away from instrumental views of language, the book Discourse Analysis Applied to English Language Teaching in Colombian Contexts: Theory and Methods situates the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language along a broader spectrum of socio-culturally elaborated discursive dynamics. To offer this complex and multifaceted perspective, it presents five discourse studies informed by diverse methodologies, and aims to provoke further and deeper considerations around the issue of English teaching and learning in Colombian contexts.

Social research applied to english language teaching in Colombian contexts

Wilder Yesid Escobar Alméciga

Within the diverse Colombian context, the issues concerning the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) call for theories and methodologies entering into the socio-political realms of influence which shape the dynamics of the language-acquisition process. As such, Social Research Applied to English Language Teaching in Colombian Contexts: Theory and Methods takes into consideration a comprehensive analysis of five social phenomena, interpreting their impact, and prompting reflection on alternative strategies for development and growth within the EFL social environment.