Los discursos educativos en Colombia encuentran hoy un gran desafío frente a un escenario de posconflicto y la propuesta multidisciplinar de un país en reconstrucción de sus valores que quiere construir una paz duradera. En este contexto, las pedagogías críticas que fomentan una educación para el desarrollo de una ciudadanía global y responsable pueden considerarse una necesidad primordial en la agenda educativa nacional para el fortalecimiento del mutuo entendimiento, la construcción de una tolerancia constructiva y el diálogo intercultural mediante la construcción de terceros espacios para la negociación, la paz y la armonía (Holmes, 2014; Kramsch, 2011; Porto y Byram, 2015; Risager, 2007). En este sentido, la enseñanza-aprendizaje de lenguas —que es un pilar importante en la educación pública y privada del país— puede contribuir a esta transformación educativa si se mira desde el desarrollo de la conciencia intercultural como un paso adelante para la construcción de competencias interculturales que fomenten relaciones horizontales, recíprocas, autocríticas, ecuánimes y respetuosas. En efecto, las pedagogías interculturales contemplan la conciencia crítica de que las culturas —inclusive la propia— son relativas, cambiantes y dinámicas, y que no existe una forma adecuada, correcta o establecida de hacer las cosas, sino que todas las conductas son culturalmente maleables y variables (Bennet y Bennet, 2004; Liddicoat y Scarino, 2013). Las visiones educativas con base en una conciencia crítica intercultural empoderan a los profesores de lengua con herramientas reflexivas y analíticas que permiten construir realidades emergentes dispuestas al diálogo y a la (re)conciliación (Porto y Byram, 2015). Además, la enseñanza de un código inmerso en otro sistema de valores y cosmovisión ayuda a edificar vínculos con la diversidad, generando nuevas miradas a las realidades cotidianas y nuevos significados compartidos entre los individuos.

This book brings together research on multilingualism, identity and intercultural understanding from a range of locations across the globe to explore the intersection of these key ideas in education. It addresses the need to better understand how multilingual, identity, and intercultural approaches intersect for multilingual learners in complex and varied settings. Through global examples, it explores how identities and multilingualism are situated within, and surrounding intercultural experiences. This book examines the different theoretical interpretations as encountered and used in different contexts. By doing so, it helps readers better understand how teachers approach multilingualism and diversity in a range of contexts.

This collection brings together cutting-edge research and theoretical discussions on the linguistic, cultural, and political forces that shape multilingual Colombia, highlighting the country’s unique sociolinguistic landscape and offering new insights into multilingualism in the Global South. The volume outlines the changing dynamics of multilingualism in Colombia, where Spanish, Spanish-based and English-based Creoles, the linguistic and cultural heritages of Indigenous communities and migrant groups, and the prevalence of English in language education policy intersect. The chapters explore the implications of policy making on language policy discourse and especially on language teacher education for those working on the margins in urban and rural areas. They also explore existing understandings of interculturality and the work of academics and local communities in minority language revitalization efforts. Problematizing essentialized views of language and culture and raising awareness around the complex relationship between language, identity, and interculturality in the Global South, this book will be of interest to scholars in multilingualism, sociolinguistics, language education, teacher education, and applied linguistics.

This edited book offers culturally-situated, critical accounts of Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approaches in diverse educational settings, showcasing authentic examples of how CLIL can be applied to different educational levels from primary to tertiary. The contributors offer a research-based, critical view of CLIL opportunities, challenges and implications in the following areas: teacher education, continuing professional development, assessment, teacher-student dialogue, translanguaging, coursebooks, bilingual education, authenticity, language development and thinking skills. This wide-ranging volume will appeal to students and scholars of English Language Teaching (ELT), language policy and planning, bi- and multilingualism, and applied linguistics more broadly.

Volume 1 of 6 of the complete premium print version of journal forum for inter-american research (fiar), which is the official electronic journal of the International Association of Inter-American Studies (IAS). fiar was established by the American Studies Program at Bielefeld University in 2008. We foster a dialogic and interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Americas. fiar is a peer-reviewed online journal. Articles in this journal undergo a double-blind review process and are published in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.