Culture-Related Issues in Teacher Education Programs: The Last Decade in Colombia

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Alexánder Ramírez-Espinosa
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7122-9537

Abstract

This paper showcases a literature review in 13 Colombian refereed journals, covering the last decade, from 2011 to 2021. Data were collected from the virtual platforms where each journal hosts published issues. A thematic analysis was conducted with the sample of papers. The purpose of the review was twofold. On the one hand, it aimed at establishing the main research concerns of Colombian scholars regarding the place of culture in the context of Foreign Language Teacher Education programs. On the other hand, the review aimed at exploring the implications for curriculum design in Colombia that can be drawn from culture-related literature produced by scholars in the last decade. Results suggest that the treatment of culture-related issues in Foreign Language Teacher Education programs has gained currency, although scholarship in the last decade has mainly focused on a diagnostic stage.

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Ramírez-Espinosa, A. (2023). Culture-Related Issues in Teacher Education Programs: The Last Decade in Colombia. HOW, 30(1), 144–163. https://doi.org/10.19183/how.30.1.730
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Reflections and Revision of Themes
Author Biography

Alexánder Ramírez-Espinosa, Universidad del Valle

He is a professor in English and Linguistics at Universidad del Valle. He holds a Bachelor’s in Foreign Languages and a Master’s in Linguistics. He is currently a second-year PhD student of the Doctoral Program of Education, at Universidad del Valle. His research interests include Interculturality, Curriculum, and Queer Linguistics.

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