Analyzing social media content in the english classroom to promote critical interculturality with 7th graders at a public school in Bogotá.

dc.contributor.advisorCruz Arcila, Ferneyspa
dc.contributor.authorPinzon Gonzalez, Henry Estebanspa
dc.coverage.spatialBogotá, Colombia
dc.coverage.temporalSiglo XXI
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-10T15:25:32Z
dc.date.available2026-07-10T15:25:32Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractEn Colombia, si bien las distintas políticas educativas de enseñanza del inglés (ej., PFDCLE en 2010, Colombia Very Well en 2014 y Colombia Bilingüe en 2018) exigen una enseñanza que respete e integre la diversidad del país y promueva el pensamiento crítico en los estudiantes, esto ha derivado en una enseñanza funcional y poco reflexiva que se centra únicamente en el contenido lingüístico. Diversos estudios ponen de manifiesto esta inconsistencia. Por ejemplo, los estudios de Henao et al. (2019) y Torres (2022) muestran que los materiales y las prácticas de enseñanza del inglés promueven una interculturalidad superficial, la cual, en realidad, podría abordarse desde una perspectiva crítica. En este contexto, el presente estudio se fundamenta en el marco de la interculturalidad crítica, definida por Walsh (2010) y Granados (2015) como una perspectiva que se centra en las estructuras de poder que generan inequidad entre culturas. Considerando todo lo anterior, este trabajo presenta un estudio de investigación-acción que explora cómo el análisis crítico del contenido de las redes sociales puede facilitar el desarrollo de la interculturalidad crítica en estudiantes de séptimo grado de una escuela pública en Bogotá. Los resultados del estudio sugieren que el contenido de las redes sociales puede ser una herramienta clave para fomentar el pensamiento crítico y el diálogo intercultural, a la vez que fortalece las habilidades comunicativas de los estudiantes.spa
dc.description.abstractenglishIn Colombia, although different educational policies of English language teaching (e.g., PFDCLE in 2010, Colombia Very Well in 2014, and Colombia Bilingüe in 2018) require teaching that respects and integrates the diversity in the country and also promotes critical thinking in students, it has resulted in a functional and unreflective teaching that focuses merely on linguistic content. Various studies highlight this inconsistency. For example, studies by Henao et al. (2019) and Torres (2022) show that English materials and English teaching practices promote a superficial promotion of interculturality, which, actually, could be addressed in a critical view. In this context, this study is based on the framework of critical interculturality, defined by authors Walsh (2010) and Granados (2015) as a perspective that focuses on the power structures that generate inequity between cultures. Considering all the above, this paper reports on an action research study that explores how the critical analysis of social media content can facilitate the development of critical interculturality in 7th-grade students at a public school in Bogotá. The findings of the study suggest that social media content can be a key tool for fostering critical thinking and intercultural dialogue, while strengthening students' communicative skills.eng
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dc.description.degreenameLicenciado en Español e Inglésspa
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dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversidad Pedagógica Nacionalspa
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Humanidadesspa
dc.publisher.programLicenciatura en Español e Inglésspa
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dc.subjectInterculturalidad críticaspa
dc.subjectDiversidad culturalspa
dc.subjectContenido de redes socialesspa
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dc.titleAnalyzing social media content in the english classroom to promote critical interculturality with 7th graders at a public school in Bogotá.eng
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