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Global and Local Trends in Foreign Language Teaching Training
Authors: Cárdenas Ramos Rosalba 
Published: June 2023

This article presents the results of a study which included among its objectives the description of trends in the education of foreign language teachers in Colombia. To this end, a literature revision of global models in Foreign language teacher education was carried out and used as the framework for the analysis of the Foreign Language Methodology syllabi of seven universities that prepare Licenciados in Languages in the central and western regions of Colombia. A descriptive analysis ased on reading, comparing and contrasting data was carried out. The results show that there are no single models of eacher education in the programs because all syllabi are clectic. Also, it is evident that the workshop model Smagorinsky & Whitings, 1994), which combines theory with subsequent practice is the most commonly found, followed by the humanistic, behaviorist and cognitive models. Nonetheless, some syllabi also show activities oriented towards the reflective model.
Recibido: 16-02-09 / Aceptado: 26-05-09
How to reference this artticle:
cardenas Ramos, R. (2009). Tendencias globales y locales en la formación de docentes de lenguas extranjeras. Íkala.14(2), pp.71-106.
On Alternative and Additional Certifications in English Language Teaching: The Case of Colombian EFL Teachers' Professional Development
Authors: González Moncada Adriana 
Published: June 2023

National policies for English-Spanish bilingualism require the availability of more and better prepared EFL teachers in Colombia. This paper critically analyzes the use of two international models of teacher development that play the role of alternative and additional certifications for ELT professionals in the country. Through the review of literature in the field, the author argues that the current promotion of the use of the In-Service Certificate in English Language Teaching (ICELT) and the Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) as additional and alternative teaching certifications may represent some forms of standardization, exclusion, inequality, and businessification in the professional development of EFL teachers. Conclusions suggest the need for more critical voices from teacher educators, better communication strategies among different educational actors and the construction of a more pluralistic view of the professional development of EFL teachers that values local knowledge.
Received: 26-03-09 / Accepted: 30-04-09
How to reference this article:
Gonzalez Moncada, A. (2009). On Alternative and Additional Certifications in English Language Teaching: The Case of Colombian EFL Teachers' Professional Development. Íkala. 14(2), pp.183-209.
Generating New Meanings Through Metonymy in Colombian Slang (Parlache)
Authors: Pérez Sánchez Juan Manuel 
Published: June 2023

Taking into consideration the impact that semantic change has on slang, we analyse the role metonymy plays as a mechanism for generating new meanings in the youth slang of Medellín (Colombia), also known as parlache. As a starting point, the concepts “slang” and “metonymy” are delimited. Following these clarifications, a sample of twelve argotic meanings generated through metonymic processes of existing units is analysed. The results obtained after the analysis evidence tendencies in the use of certain types of metonymy within the sample. Likewise, tendencies in the choice of source concepts seem to be based on universal cognitive principles such as “typical over non-typical,” “bodily over mental,” and “concrete over abstract,” among others.
Received: 29-08-08/ Accepted: 04-12-08
How to reference this article:
Perez Sanchez, J. M. (2009). Generación de nuevos significados, mediante la metonimia, en el parlache. Íkala. 14(1), pp.13-35.
Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: The role of L1 and non-native languages in English and Catalan oral production
Authors: Ortega Mireia 
Published: June 2023

Most research in third language acquisition has focused on the effects that factors such as language distance, second language (L2) status, proficiency or recency have on the choice of the source language (L1) in cross-linguistic influence (CLI). This paper presents a study of these factors, and of the influence that the L1 (Spanish) has on L2 (English) and L3 (Catalan) oral production. Lexical and syntactic transfer are analysed in the production of Catalan and English of two multilingual speakers with similar knowledge of non-native languages. They were interviewed twice in an informal environment. The results show that the L1 is the main source of transfer, both in L2 and L3 production, but its influence decreases as proficiency in the target language increases. Language distance also plays an important role in CLI, especially if proficiency in the source language is high and if there has been recent exposure to it. The findings also suggest that while syntactic transfer is exclusively L1-based, lexical transfer can occur from a non-native language.
Received: 16-11-2007 /Accepté: 11-02-2008
How to reference this article:
Ortega, Mireia. (2008). Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: The role of L1 and non-native languages in English and Catalan oral production. Íkala. 13(1), pp.121-142.
A Peer-tutoring Model as Support to Autonomous English Learning
Authors: Viáfara González John Jairo , Ariza Ariza Judith Aleida 
Published: June 2023

This article presents the phases of diagnosis, planning and implementation of a tutoring model which supports autonomous learning in language students at a public university in Colombia. The research process permitted us to outline the design of the basic principles in peer-tutoring, the profile of the student–tutor and the model of the tutoring process to be implemented at a later stage. Received: 19-11-07 /Accepted: 27-02-08 How to reference this article: Viafara Gonzalez, J. J. & Ariza Ariza, J. A. (2008). Un modelo tutorial entre compañeros como apoyo al aprendizaje autónomo del inglés. Íkala. 13(1), pp.173-209
Competency, task and learning-based teaching. The case of legal translation Portuguese-Spanish
Authors: Galán Mañas Anabel 
Published: June 2023

This paper presents some of the aspects that should be taken into account in the design of a proposal for teaching translation: the necessary competences, the pedagogical conception, the learning context, the learning objectives and contents, the teaching progression, the didactical units and the different types of assessment. Although these guidelines may be helpful in designing any translation course, we are focusing on legal translation from Portuguese into Spanish. The legal systems involved are those from Spain, Portugal and Brazil.
Received: 31-03-07 / Accepted: 30-07-07
How to reference this article:
Galán Mañas, A. (2007). La enseñanza por competencias, por tareas y por objetivos de aprendizaje: el caso de la traducción jurídica portugués-español. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 27 – 57.
Hybrid languages, translation and post-colonial challenges
Authors: Price Joshua M. , Pulido (Traductora) Martha , Guzmán (Traductora) María Constanza 
Published: June 2023

Multilinguality, creolization and hybridisation are central phenomena of language. Languages bear the traces of creative borrowing, as well as forced changes as a consequence of domination. However, mainstream translation theory generally seems to presuppose a clear division between source language and target language. Why the persistence not to see the ways languages intermesh? In this essay I 1) argue the importance of multilinguality for translation theory, 2) suggest that the theoretical insistence in not seeing the way languages intermesh is grounded in an Occidentalist preoccupation with I/Other relations which require strict dichotomization and 3) disrupt the dichotomy with insurgent texts and voices which countermand the tendency to erase any kind of linguistic mixing. I conclude by proposing a methodology for taking fuller stock of the play of power and the plurality.
Received: 08-04-07 / Accepted: 06-08-07
How to reference this article:
Price, J. M. (2007). Lenguas híbridas, traducción y desafíos poscoloniales. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 61 – 93.
An Intercultural Approach for Language Teaching: Developing Critical Cultural Awareness
Authors: Agudelo John Jader 
Published: June 2023

This article presents the pedagogical experience of a teacher implementing an intercultural approach in an undergraduate foreign language teaching program. The students who participated in this experience were interviewed in order to demonstrate that an intercultural approach is an effective alternative to developing students’ critical cultural awareness, as well as to explore the critical relationship between language and culture. Analysis of the interviews revealed critical cultural awareness in students’ teaching practices and personal views. It also showed students becoming conscious of the essential role of culture in language teaching.
How to reference thus article:
Agudelo, J. J. (2007). An Intercultural Approach for Language Teaching: Developing Critical Cultural Awareness. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 185 – 217.
Teacher Autonomy: A Critical Review of the Research and Concept beyond Applied Linguistics
Authors: Usma Wilches Jaime 
Published: June 2023

In this paper I will review conceptual and empirical research on teacher autonomy beyond the limits of applied linguistics. Research shows that teacher autonomy can be conceptualized as a personal sense of freedom from interference or in terms of teachers’ exercise of control over school matters. This review clarifi es the meaning of teacher autonomy, provides valuable insights about different domains in which teachers exercise their control, and explores some of the personal and contextual factors that affect their performance. This paper confi rms the necessity to analyze teacher autonomy beyond a particular field
Received: 27-03-07 / Accepted: 18-07-07
How to reference this article:
Usma Wilches, J. (2007). Teacher Autonomy: A Critical Review of the Research and Concept beyond Applied Linguistics. Íkala. 12(1), pp. 245 – 275.
A Study of Language Attitudes in Two Creole-Speaking Islands: San Andres and Providence (Colombia).
Authors: Flórez Silvia 
Published: June 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the language attitudes on the islands of San Andres and Providence (Colombia) from a comparative perspective. The sociolinguistic variables studied included age, gender, ethnicity, occupation, place of residence and language knowledge. Respondents on both islands expressed similar attitudes, with a general tendency favorable to the three languages (Standard Caribbean English, Islander Creole and Colombian Spanish) and to multilingualism.
Received: 01-03-06 / Accepté: 17-08-06
How to reference this article:
Flórez, S. (2006). A Study of Language Attitudes in Two Creole-Speaking Islands: San Andres and Providence (Colombia). Íkala. 11(1), pp. 119 – 147
Developing a Coherent System for the Assessment of Writing Abilities: Tasks and Tools
Authors: Muñoz Ana Patricia , Mueller Jonathan , Álvarez Martha E. , Gaviria Sandra 
Published: June 2023

This article discusses the design and validation of a writing assessment system. Two main processes are addressed: validation of the construct and the writing test prompts, and design and validation of scoring instruments. Construct validation included defining and aligning the construct, the standards, and the nature of the assessment tasks. The validation of tasks was determined by analyzing task content against a set of criteria to design appropriate writing tasks and by surveying students' understanding of the prompts. Finally, scoring rubrics were designed based on the standards and the construct. To validate the rubrics, their alignment with the construct and the standards was established, as well as the estimation of their inter-rater reliability (r = > 0,7). Received: 09-03-06 / Accepted: 19-07-06 How to reference this article: Muñoz, A. P.; Mueller, J.; Álvarez, M. E. & Gaviria, S. (2006). Developing a Coherent System for the Assessment of Writing Abilities: Tasks and Tools. Íkala. 11(1), pp. 265 – 307
Internet as a supporting tool in English learners and researcher students at Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó
Authors: Moreno Mosquera Francisco 
Published: June 2023

This article presents a project carried out in the University of Chocó, to take advantage of the tools offered by the Internet (email, search engines, chat rooms and discussion forums) for formation and research purposes. After being trained in the use of this tools, a group of 10 students went on to teach a virtual English course to beginners, with positive results.
Received: 24-03-05/ Accepted: 23-08-05
How to reference this article:
Moreno Mosquera, F. (2005). La Internet como herramienta de apoyo en la formación de alumnos investigadores y aprendices del inglés en la Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó. Íkala. 10 (1), pp. 151 – 167
Teachers' attitudes and beliefs regarding education in virtual environments. Casos Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and Universidad de Antioquia
Authors: López Vélez Beatriz Elena 
Published: June 2023

The article presents the results of the research process directed by the Virtual Environment Group (EVA). It describes opinions and attitudes of higher education - University - professors in regards to virtual environments. It is supported by 48 interviews conducted to professors of three areas of knowledge: basic science; applied science; and social and human science.
Received: 10-05-05/ Accepted: 04-08-05
How to reference this article:
López Vélez, B. L. (2005). Actitudes de los Docentes en relación con la Educación en Ambientes Virtuales. Casos: Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana y Universidad de Antioquia. Íkala. 10(1), pp. 171 – 193.
Le personnage de l'enfant dans la narrative Hispano-américaine
Authors: Bouchard Odile 
Published: June 2023

In order to study children as literary characters in Latin American narrative it is necessary to contextualize the situation of children in that continent. In fact, if childhood is to be considered by authors a true source for their creation, there should exist first a social acknowledgement of a stage in life that had been ignored for a long time. Childhood, which may be considered a discovery of the 20 century, will enter - step by step - the literary universe in a peculiar way. We will try to understand then the reasons that justify the fact that authors choose children as literary characters, as well as their purpose when doing so.
Received: 20-05-05/ Accepted: 23-06-05
How to reference this article:
Bouchard. O. (2005). Le personnage de l’enfant dans la narrative hispano-américaine. Íkala. 10 (1), pp. 197 – 221
Promoting Autonomy Through Project Work
Authors: Mesa Villa Claudia Patricia , Frodden Armstrong María Cristina 
Published: June 2023

This article presents teacher and learners' experience implementing project work as a strategy the authors used in an undergraduate foreign language teaching program at an important public university in Colombia. In order to find support for their view that project work is an effective approach to developing future teachers' autonomy, students who had participated in project work were interviewed and their responses were analyzed using Benson's contributions 1997, 2001 on autonomous learning,and Legutke and Thomas (1991) on project work as a framework. The authors discuss the following issues based on the students' experience: stages in the development of the project, characteristics of project work, and its relevance to developing learner autonomy. Received: 26- 05- 04 /Accepted: 07-09-04 How to reference this article: Mesa Villa, C. P. & Frodden Armstrong, M. C. (2004). Promoting Autonomy Through Project Work. Íkala. 9(1), pp. 205 – 230
Translators through History
Authors: Pulido Correa Martha Lucía , García Barrera Sebastián 
Published: June 2023

The aim of this article is to describe the various steps involved in our work of translation on the History of Translation. It also intends to bring to the fore the distinctive charac­teristics of this particular book, whose source writing has been marked by discoursive multiplicity.
Received: 17-02-04 / Accepted: 29-04-04
How to reference this article:
Pulido Correa, M. L. & García Barrera, S. (2004). À propos de la traduction des Traducteurs dans l’histoire / Translators through History. Íkala. 9(1), pp. 271 – 285
Teaching English in Primary School through a Spiral Thematic Curriculum
Authors: Cadavid Cristina 
Published: June 2023

This article presents an experience of implementing a spiral thematic curriculum to teach English in a public primary school in Medellin. The design and implementation of this curriculum are part of an action research project that focuses on determining the effects of using it to teach English to children from kindergarten to fifth grade. The project involved the participation of a teacher from the primary school, six student teachers from theUniversidad de Antioquia who are doing their practicum there, and the university advisor. The findings of this research were twofold: the children were involved in the process of learning a foreign language in a meaningful way, and their teachers (the student teachers) discovered a way to approach their task from a more student-sensitive and reflective perspective.
Received: 19-12-02 / Accepted: 20-05-03
How to reference this article:
Cadavid, C. (2003). Teaching English in Primary School through a Spiral Thematic Curriculum. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 81 – 97
*Traducir a James Kelman: slang como expresión política
Authors: Orozco Wilson 
Published: June 2023

James Kelman is the most renowned contemporary Scottish author. His fame reached its peak in 1994 when he won the most prestigious literary prize in the United Kingdom, the Booker Prize, for his novel How Late it Was, How Late. The novel caused great controversy due to its use of strong language and dialect from the city of Glasgow. Furthermore it presents a Kafkaesque persona oppressed by state forces: he was once hit by the police and left blind, and he must prove his blindness to the State to receive insurance. The following piece of work is a reflection about the decisions made concerning the language used in the translation of an English which is outside the narrow limits of standard English. It is followed by the translation into Spanish of the first pages of the novel and their original version in English
Received: 25-10-02 / Accepted: 03-06-03.
How to reference this article:
Orozco, W. (2003). Traducir a James Kelman: slang como expresión política. Íkala. 8(1), pp. 175 – 190
What do EFL Teachers Seek in Professional Development Programs? Voices from Teachers.
Authors: González Moncada Adriana , Montoya A Claudia , Sierra O. Nelly 
Published: June 2023

This article reports the findings of a qualitative study about the needs reported by EFL (English Foreign Language) teachers in their professional work, carried out in Medellín, Colombia. Two groups of public school teachers and two of private school teachers participated in the data collection. Focus group sessions and a questionnaire were used as data collection instruments. Results suggest that EFL teachers experience needs in three different domains of their professional lives: as workers, as instructors, and as learners. Traditional approaches have overestimated their role as instructors denying the importance of the other two domains. The authors conclude that EFL teachers look for professional development programs that address the three domains holistically. They call for teacher educators' attention to explore possibilities to fulfill those needs.
Received 03-07-02 / Accepted 12-08-02
How to reference this article:
González M, A.; Montoya A, C. & Sierra O., N. (2002). What do EFL Teachers Seek in Professional Development Programs? Voices from Teachers. Íkala. 7(1). pp. 29 – 50
Translation in Colombia during the 19th century
Authors: Orozco Wilson 
Published: June 2023

In this article, the author looks at those 19* century intellectuals who, in addition to being writers and polyglots, were also translators: men driven by the need to introduce their fellow countrymen to the voice of the Other, to new ideas and to the chance to become active subjects of new universal sensibility.
How to reference this article:
Orozco, O. (2000). La traducción en el siglo XIX en Colombia. Íkala. 5 (1-2), pp. 73 – 88
Delivery of new terms and concepts in a given department
Authors: Plested Alvarez Maria Cecilia , Campo Angela María , Quiroz Herrera Gabriel Angel , Muñoz Torres Carlos Arturo 
Published: June 2023

This article presents a necessary and important preparation phase of the methodology in terminology. This methodological procedure preliminary to the terminological research in the specific area of Somatic Culture, demands processes enrooted in the field of Neology. This addresses first of all, nowadays, the terminologies that are in consolidation.
How to reference thi sarticle:
Plested Alvare, M. C.; Campo, A. M.; Quiroz Herrera, G. A. & Muñoz Torres, C. A. (1998). Bestimmung von Neuen Begriffen und Termini Eines Bestimmten Fachbereiches. Íkala. 3 (2), pp. 69 – 78
Curriculum Evaluation: the Case of the ELT Graduate Program at the U de A.
Authors: Frodden Cristina 
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:
Frodden, C. (1997). Curriculum Evaluation: the Case of the ELT Graduate Program at the U de A. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 2, (1-2). 17-43
Juan Amos Comenio ¿superado o desconocido?
Authors: Klaus Runge Andrés 
Published: June 2023

How to reference this article:
Klaus Runge, A. (1998). Juan Amos Comenio ¿superado o desconocido? Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura 3, (5). 23-32.
Improving Students' Learning by Involving Them in the Design of the Course
Authors: Correa Doris 
Published: June 2023

This collaborative learning experience narrates how a group of university students was involved in the design of their course and how they also took part in evaluating the results of this process. To do so, they had to reflect back upon the decisions made and discuss which actions had the best effects and why.
How to reference this article:
Correa, D. (1998) Improving students' learning by involving them in the design of the course. Íkala, Revista de Lenguaje y Cultura, 3(2). 33-46.
The politics of language in Colombia and beyond
Authors: Lagnado Jacob 
Published: June 2023

The author presents a critical understanding of the dimensions of English teaching and learning in Colombia. The criteria for language teaching is market-based. His reflection leads him to consider their political. economical and cultural aspects; among them, the author states that Die needs of capital determine both the language taught and the way it Is taught.
How to reference this article:
Lagnado, J. (1999). The Politics of Language in Colombia and Beyond. Íkala. 4 (1-2), pp. 7 – 13
Epigraphs in Mutis novels
Authors: Castro García Óscar 
Published: June 2023

Epigraphs are one of the paratextual elements, which refer us back to the idea of model author. These elements enhance a reading which interweaves the text of a literary work to other cultural texts. In Alvaro Mutis'work, characterized by an astounding thematical richness and the use of a variety of languages, the epigraphs gain new privileges. Since his early production, this Colombian writer disseminated them throughout his poetry and his novels, engraving them with his aesthetical and ethical obsessions.
How to reference this article:
Castro García, O. (1999). Los epígrafes en las novelas de Mutis. Íkala. 4(1-2), pp. 133 – 142