Silenced Fighters: Identity, Language and Thought of the Nasa People in Bilingual Contexts of Colombia

dc.creator	Escobar Alméciga Wilder Yesid
dc.creator	Gómez Lobatón July Carolina
dc.date	2010-05-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:11:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:11:52Z
dc.identifier	1657-0790
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ddf3de2fc97c4c6c92c7f4dd8ddbab86
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/14773
dc.description	This article is the result of a theoretical investigation and a reflection guided by a revision of literature and a set of interviews conducted of two members of the Nasa community: Adonias and Sindy Perdomo, father and daughter who belong to a Nasa sub-community located in Tierradentro, Cauca, southwestern Colombia. The article addresses three major factors. Firstly, it depicts identity processes that are constructed and constituted through language. Secondly, it explores the power structures perceived by two Nasa people, one of Colombia’s minority groups. Finally, it identifies and connects correlating dots between the literature, the testimonies of Adonias and Sindy Perdomo and the teaching practices, approaches and beliefs in the area of ELT (English Language Teaching) in Colombia. Key words: Identity construction, bilingual education, minority groups, power structures Este artículo es el resultado de una investigación teórica y una reflexión cimentada en una revisión literaria y en entrevistas aplicadas a dos personas de la comunidad nasa: Adonias y Sindy Perdomo, padre e hija, pertenecientes a la población ubicada en Tierradentro, Cauca, en el suroccidente colombiano. El artículo trata tres aspectos principales. Primero, describe procesos identitarios construidos y constituidos por medio del lenguaje. Segundo, explora la distribución de poder tal como es percibida por dos personas de la comunidad nasa, uno de los grupos minoritarios de Colombia. En último lugar, traza las correlaciones entre la literatura, los testimonios de Adonias y Syndi Perdomo, y las prácticas y creencias existentes y predominantes en el área de la enseñanza del inglés en Colombia. Palabras clave: constitución de identidad, educación bilingüe, grupos minoritarios, estructuras de poder
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
dc.relation	http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/profile/article/view/13988
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1657-0790
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	Profile Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, Vol 12, Iss 1 (2010)
dc.subject	Identity construction, bilingual education, minority groups, power structures
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Theory and practice of education
dc.subject	LB5-3640
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dc.title	Silenced Fighters: Identity, Language and Thought of the Nasa People in Bilingual Contexts of Colombia
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