Analyzing the contribution of the fellows’ program in the PNB of Colombia: perspectives from the different areas involved in a public school in Armenia, Quindío

Abstract

Considering the importance of bilingual education in Colombia, it is very important to know how the “Fellows Program” has been perceived and the impact that it has in the EFL classrooms. Plus, it’s crucial to know the brunt that the Cultural interaction with the Fellows has in these spaces, considering that they come from different parts of the world. Also, knowing that there are not studies of how Colombian teachers perceive this program, this research aims at analyzing the reality that they are facing. In addition, the results and conclusions are hoped to be read by local education authorities, as well as the Colombian public in general. The objective of this research relies on personal and professional issues. First, referring to the personal factor, the researcher has close contact with people who are working with the program and all of these people have stated that the program has both benefits and disadvantages. In addition, knowing that the program is applied in public schools and that the government invests a great amount of resources to do so, the interest relies on knowing how the program is working. In the professional arena, this study can contribute to the state of the art in the Modern Languages Program at the University of Quindío and for future teachers since the revision made so far demonstrates that little research has been done upon this topic