Language policies

The lingua franca of the world is ___________.

Draw a person that speaks English

What is the first language policy in Colombia?

• The English Project

• The COFE project

• Colombia Bilingüe

• Law of Education 1991

Historically speaking, what other languages have been considered to be taught in Colombia?

• Indigenous languages

• Portuguese

• French

• Italian

What does the term multilingualism mean?

• The ability to speak many languages proficiently (though not necessarily perfectly).

• The capacity and competence to learn more than one language, as well as the value of linguistic tolerance within individuals and countries.

• The ability to speak only one language proficiently.

What does the term plurilingualism mean?

• The ability to speak many languages proficiently (though not necessarily perfectly).

• The capacity and competence to learn more than one language, as well as the value of linguistic tolerance within individuals and countries.

What is a bilingual?

• A person speaking two languages fluently

• Many people who are bilingual have acquired two languages from their early childhood.

• A person fluent in two languages

• Bilinguals know their languages to the level that they need them.

What is our current language policy?

• Colombia Bilingüe

• Plan Nacional de inglés

• National Bilingual Plan

• Bilinguism law

Can Colombians be bilingual?

• Indeed

• Not even in a 1000 years

• It depends on the context

What are the latest resources that we have to teach English nationally?

• Guía 22

• None of them

• Bunny Bonita - ECO

• English please / Way to go