Content-Based Instruction in Colombian Universities
Abstract
Abstract: In the last decades, English learning has become the interest of most people in Colombia, especially of students in higher education, who consider this language as a requirement to be a successful professional. Therefore, universities are using different language teaching approaches and methods to provide learners with the necessary English communicative skills. One of these teaching approaches is named Content-Based Instruction (CBI), an approach that combines the learning of a second language and the specific content of the discipline. This paper presents a definition of CBI, the description of CBI models used in higher education, and its implementation in Colombian universities. The information was gathered through several databases and documents from different universities; thus, as a main result, this paper describes how effective the implementation of CBI has been and the models used in different contexts.
Keywords: Content Based Instruction, CBI Models, Higher Education.
Resumen: En las últimas décadas, el aprendizaje de inglés se ha convertido en el interés de la mayoría de las personas en Colombia, especialmente de los estudiantes de educación superior, quienes consideran este idioma como un requisito para ser un profesional exitoso. Por lo tanto, las universidades están utilizando diferentes enfoques y métodos de enseñanza de idiomas para proporcionar a los estudiantes las habilidades necesarias de comunicación en inglés. Uno de estos enfoques de enseñanza se denomina Instrucción Basada en Contenido (CBI por su sigla en inglés), un enfoque que combina el aprendizaje de un segundo idioma y el contenido específico de la disciplina. Este documento presenta una definición de CBI, la descripción de los modelos utilizados en la educación superior y su implementación en las universidades colombianas. La información se recopiló a través de distintas bases de datos y documentos de diferentes universidades; por lo tanto, como resultado principal, este escrito describe cuán efectiva ha sido la implementación de CBI y los modelos utilizados en diferentes contextos.
Palabras clave: Instrucción Basada en Contenidos (CBI), Modelos de CBI, Educación superior
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