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Publication Date: 2021
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English as a Foreign Language Instruction in Ecuador: Implementation of the Content and Language Integrated-Learning during 2019-2021
Barre-Parrales, Pamela; Villafuerte-Holguín, Jhonny
English Language Teaching Educational Journal, v4 n2 p99-112 2021
Ecuadorian educational policy for English as Foreign Language instruction in Ecuador mandated in 2016 to introduce Content and Language Integrated-Learning (CLIL) methodology to improve the teaching and learning process. This research aims to analyze the implementation of CLIL methodology in zone 4 of Ecuador during 2019-2021. This work subscribed to the transformative paradigm and administrated quantitative and qualitative methods of educational research. The participants were 70 English as a Foreign Language teachers from nine public and private educational institutions located in Manabi Province of Ecuador. The instrument used was the Instructor Perceptions of Differentiated Instruction of Turner, Solis, and Kincade (2017) in an observation format. The information collection techniques used were in-depth interview and focus group discussion. The results allowed the research team to determine the impact of the pandemic on the CLIL implementation in zone 4 of Ecuador. The results show differences in the implementation of the methodology between public and private schools which are linked to internet and technology devices access, teachers' knowledge regarding CLIL methodology, and institutional policies. In regards COVID19 pandemic, it is concluded that it has pacted the implementation of CLIL methodology in both public and private secondary schools that participated in the study.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teaching Methods, Educational Policy, Pandemics, COVID-19, Learning Processes, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation, Public Schools, Private Schools, Internet, Computer Networks, Access to Computers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Technological Literacy, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Change
Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Kampus 4 UAD, Jl. Ringroad Selatan, Tamanan, Bantul Yogyakarta, 55166 Indonesia. e-mail: eltej@pbi.uad.ac.id; Web site: http://journal2.uad.ac.id/index.php/eltej/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ecuador
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