Actitudes de los docentes de inglés como lengua extranjera hacia las variedades del inglés y sus posibles implicaciones para la enseñanza del inglés en Colombia
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Actitudes, cambio lingüístico, Colombia, inglés, variedadesResumen
Este estudio investiga las actitudes de 55 docentes colombianos de inglés en ejercicio, provenientes de diferentes regiones del país, hacia doce variedades del inglés que re-presentan los tres círculos de Kachru y examina sus implicaciones para la enseñanza del inglés como lengua extranjera. Con el propósito de abordar una brecha persisten-te en la investigación sobre los Global Englishes (GE) en Colombia, el estudio adop-tó un diseño de métodos mixtos que incluyó un cuestionario en línea y entrevistas semiestructuradas con diez docentes voluntarios. Los hallazgos revelan que el inglés estadounidense y británico siguen siendo las variedades más valoradas y familiares, una preferencia ampliamente reforzada por expectativas institucionales, tradicio-nes históricas e ideologías lingüísticas profundamente arraigadas. No obstante, va-rios participantes mostraron apertura a otras variedades del inglés y reconocieron la necesidad de sensibilizar a los estudiantes sobre la diversidad lingüística del idioma. Aunque las normas del círculo interno continúan dominando las prácticas de aula, algunos docentes cuestionaron los ideales del hablante nativo y abogaron por pers-pectivas más inclusivas en la enseñanza del idioma. En conjunto, el estudio evidencia la influencia persistente de los legados coloniales en la enseñanza del inglés en Co-lombia, al tiempo que señala un cambio gradual hacia comprensiones más plurilí-ticas y contextualmente sensibles del inglés. Asimismo, insta al campo a comenzar a adoptar orientaciones basadas en los GE que valoren la diversidad lingüística y promuevan prácticas educativas más equitativas y contextualizadas.
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