EF English Proficiency Index e inglés en Ecuador

Suposiciones inciertas del ranking internacional

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32719/26312816.2022.5.2.11

Palabras clave:

inglés, competencia lingüística, evaluaciones internacionales, Ecuador

Resumen

El bajo nivel de las y los ecuatorianos en inglés, según el EF English Proficiency Index, se ha vuelto un punto de referencia habitual al tratar el aprendizaje del idioma en el país. Este ensayo cuestiona tres suposiciones implícitas del ranking internacional: que representa el dominio del inglés en Ecuador, que presenta una comparación significativa entre países, y que preocuparse por las habilidades lingüísticas es preocuparse por la equidad. Inspirándome en estudios críticos de las evaluaciones internacionales a gran escala, en el principio de parcialidad de los datos cuantitativos y en el concepto del índice como discurso, argumento que este no es tan objetivo ni confiable como puede parecer, y que la autoridad que se le otorga es preocupante para la educación ecuatoriana.

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Publicado

2022-10-03

Cómo citar

De Angelis, A. (2022). EF English Proficiency Index e inglés en Ecuador: Suposiciones inciertas del ranking internacional. Revista Andina De Educación, 5(2), 005211. https://doi.org/10.32719/26312816.2022.5.2.11
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