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Nivel de inglés en los programas de Economía de Colombia: ¿se cumple la meta?

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  • Alonso Cifuentes, Julio César
  • Estrada Nates, Daniela
  • Mueces Bedon, Brigitte Vanesa

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Resumen: Con el objetivo de analizar si los graduados de los programas de Economía en Colombia han cumplido con la meta de bilinguismo que el Gobierno propuso para el 2014, se emplea una aproximación descriptiva y estadística (pruebas de proporciones paramétricas y no paramétricas) utilizando los resultados del módulo de inglés de las pruebas Saber Pro (2011-2015). Se encontró que, a nivel nacional, 54 de 61 programas no cumplieron la meta y que solo 7 de los 21 programas acreditados en el país la cumplieron. Estos resultados muestran la necesidad de replantear la política pública de bilinguismo en la formación de los futuros economistas de Colombia. Abstract: This paper assesses whether college graduates from bachelor programs in Economics in Colombia have achieved the bilingualism goal proposed by the government for 2014. To this end, we use a descriptive approach and inferential statistics (parametric and non-parametric proportions tests) using data from the English module of the standardized test Saber Pro (2011-2015). We find that, at the national level, 54 out of 61 bachelor programs did not meet the goal and that only 7 out of the 21 accredited programs in the country have reached it. These results suggest the need to rethink the public policy of bilingualism in the education of Colombia’s future economists.

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  • Alonso Cifuentes, Julio César & Estrada Nates, Daniela & Mueces Bedon, Brigitte Vanesa, 2018. "Nivel de inglés en los programas de Economía de Colombia: ¿se cumple la meta?," Revista Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, CIE, issue 89, pages 41-67, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000174:016530
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    1. Jorge Ivan Gonzalez & Mauricio Perez Salazar, 2019. "Mercados y Bienestar. Ensayos en memoria de homero cuevas," Books, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Facultad de Economía, number 79, August.

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    Keywords

    inglés; educación superior; programas de Economía; política educativa de bilingüismo; Saber Pro;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • A22 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - Undergraduate
    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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