Study Abroad Programming in Writing Centers in Colombia and the USA: Lessons in Translanguaging, Decolonial Theory, and Programming

Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fuentes; Harry Denny

doi:10.17533/udea.ikala.356088

Autores/as

Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fuentes Universidad del Norte https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7055-0794
Harry Denny Purdue University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1544-1752

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.ikala.356088

Palabras clave:

programas de estudios en el extranjero, becas financiadas, translenguaje, estudios sobre centros de escritura, decolonialidad

Resumen

Como producto de la colaboración entre la Universidad del Norte y Purdue University en torno a intereses académicos compartidos, intercambios de estudios académicos y educación multilingüe, el presente estudio de caso expone un intercambio de estudiantes —financiado con una beca— que utilizó un enfoque translingüístico para explorar cómo los aspectos del inglés y el español influyen en la formación de tutores en centros de escritura. La primera sección del documento describe en detalle el programa de intercambio y sus antecedentes, incluyendo cómo los proyectos de investigación de los estudiantes hicieron énfasis a propósito en la forma como la colaboración podría poner en primer plano enfoques prácticos de translanguaging modelados por visiones decoloniales. En la segunda parte, se admite que el proyecto puso por delante necesidades pragmáticas y objetivos institucionales, pero que debió haber incorporado mejor las orientaciones y lecciones de la teoría decolonial. La tercera parte incluye las lecciones que complementan tanto la teoría decolonial como la pedagogía translingüística en contextos de estudios en el extranjero y las complejidades de programación de un intercambio académico condicionado por la institucionalidad y factores locales. La última sección es una breve conclusión sobre el programa de intercambio, su impacto ideológico en ambas universidades y la necesidad de que la futura colaboración ponga en primer plano la visión decolonial en la planificación y las propuestas de proyectos interinstitucionales, especialmente en el contexto de la tutoría de escritura en la intersección de la nacionalidad y el cultivo de la voz, la agencia y la retórica.

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Biografía del autor/a

Rodrigo Rodríguez-Fuentes, Universidad del Norte

Profesor asistente, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.

Harry Denny, Purdue University

Profesor, Universidad de Purdue, West Lafayette, Indiana, EE.UU.

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