Mexican Secondary School Students’ Perception of Learning the History of Mexico in English

This article focuses on Mexican students’ perceptions of learning the history of Mexico in Englishthrough content-based instruction, which is one of many types of bilingual pedagogical approachesthat are now considered established approaches in Mexico and around the globe. A phenomenologicalapproach...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Romero Lara Herrera
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:169233378008
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=169233378008
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educación
belief
content
emotions
Attitudes
perceptions
Descripción
Sumario:This article focuses on Mexican students’ perceptions of learning the history of Mexico in Englishthrough content-based instruction, which is one of many types of bilingual pedagogical approachesthat are now considered established approaches in Mexico and around the globe. A phenomenologicalapproach was chosen in order to understand and examine participants’ lived experiences through semi-structured interviews; this in turn led to the discovery of their acceptance or rejection towards learningthe history of Mexico in English. The data suggest that despite students’ initial rejection to learning asensitive subject as is the history of Mexico in English, most students found the content-based methodas being meaningful, thus, they had a sense of pride in the end.