Aprendizaje Intercultural Crítico mediante Temas de la Cultura Profunda en la Clase de Inglés

Luis Fernando Gómez Rodríguez

doi:10.17533/udea.ikala.v20n1a03

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Luis Fernando Gómez Rodríguez Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.v20n1a03

Keywords:

superficial culture, profound culture, critical multiculturalism, intercultural communicative competence, English teachers in training

Abstract

Este artículo describe una investigación cualitativa realizada en una clase de inglés avanzado perteneciente a un programa de lenguas modernas en una Universidad pública en Bogotá, Colombia, en el 2013. Desde el enfoque de multiculturalismo crítico, el estudio muestra cómo un grupo de profesores de inglés en formación abordaron temas complicados de la cultura profunda en lugar de temas “admirables” y representativos de la cultura superficial. Se discutieron elementos profundos y complejos de la cultura extranjera, los Estados Unidos, y la cultura de los docentes en formación, Colombia, a través de cuentos literarios auténticos de EE. UU. con el fin de construir la competencia comunicativa intercultural. El estudio indica que los participantes construyeron pensamiento crítico y conciencia intercultural cuando leyeron y hablaron de temas controversiales que se desarrollan en los cuentos y los relacionaron con su propia cultura y sus experiencias de vida. Entre dichos temas se destacan la pérdida de la identidad cultural, la diferencia entre asimilación cultural y aculturación, la injusticia social, los prejuicios y la lucha de clases. El estudio indica que la cultura profunda debería ser un tema de enseñanza relevante en la formación de docentes de inglés.

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Author Biography

Luis Fernando Gómez Rodríguez, Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia

Luis Fernando Gomez R. holds a B. A. degree in English and Spanish from Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, a M. A. in education from Carthage College, USA, and a Ph.D. in English Studies from Illinois State University, USA. He is an associate Professor in the Language Program at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional. He has published several English textbooks and articles in indexed journals about teaching English and literature in the EFL context.

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