DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.19709

Published:

2024-08-20

Issue:

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024): CALJ : july-december

Section:

Research Articles

The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification.

The Case of a Private Colombian University

Recorrido hacia la unificación de los sílabos de inglés

Authors

  • Leidy Johanna Villamizar Castrillón Universidad Santo Tomás
  • Yomaira Angélica Herreño-Contreras
  • Herberth Alfonso Mendieta-Ramírez

Keywords:

Diseño de syllabus, Inglés como lengua Extranjera, currículo, Marco Común Europeo de Referencia (es).

Keywords:

syllabus design, English as a Foreign Language, curriculum, Common European Framework of Reference (en).

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Abstract (en)

The aim of this paper is to describe the process undertaken by Curriculum Coordinators to design and update English syllabi across all Language Institutes at Universidad Santo Tomás (USTA) in Colombia. It outlines the foundational reasons for updating university syllabi to establish a cohesive set of five English syllabi corresponding to the undergraduate programs’ five English levels at USTA. These programs align with the Learning Assessment System (SEA in Spanish), the University Pedagogical Model, and international standards aimed at fostering communicative and intercultural competences in English as a Foreign Language (EFL). This academic endeavor was grounded in the principles of action research and involved gathering data from institutional documents, as well as surveying the perceptions of directors and curriculum coordinators regarding the English syllabi. The process also incorporated collaborative work as a strategy to consolidate a common framework for English syllabi at USTA. Thus, the design and updating of English syllabi has allowed all the university headquarters and branches to set a common guiding ground for English teaching and learning processes. This initiative has also contributed to the standardization of competences, learning goals, contents, didactic activities, times, outcomes, and assessment for each academic term within the five English levels offered.

Abstract (es)

Este artículo tiene como objetivo presentar el proceso que condujo al diseño y actualización de sílabos de inglés liderado por los coordinadores curriculares de todos los Institutos de Lenguas en la Universidad Santo Tomás (USTA) en Colombia. Se exponen las razones fundacionales para la actualización y los pasos que condujeron a la consolidación de cinco sílabos de inglés correspondientes a los cinco niveles impartidos en la USTA para programas de pregrado. Estos programas se adhieren al Sistema de Evaluación de los Aprendizajes (SEA), al modelo pedagógico de la universidad y a los estándares internacionales, con el fin de garantizar la adquisición de competencias comunicativas e interculturales en el espacio académico de inglés como lengua extranjera. Esta experiencia académica se basa en los principios de la investigación-acción, incluyendo la recolección de datos a partir de documentos institucionales y considerando las percepciones de los directores y líderes de currículo sobre los sílabos de inglés. De la misma manera, se contó con el trabajo de pares como estrategia para consolidar un marco común en torno a los sílabos de inglés en la USTA. Por consiguiente, el diseño y la actualización de los sílabos de inglés han permitido acordar un eje común para los procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje en
esta lengua en cada sede y seccional de la universidad. Esta labor también ha contribuido a estandarizar las competencias,
los objetivos de aprendizaje, los contenidos, las actividades didácticas, los tiempos, los entregables y los procesos de evaluación para cada corte académico dentro de los cinco niveles de inglés ofrecidos.

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How to Cite

APA

Villamizar Castrillón, L. J., Herreño-Contreras, Y. A., and Mendieta-Ramírez, H. A. (2024). The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 26(2), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.19709

ACM

[1]
Villamizar Castrillón, L.J. et al. 2024. The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal. 26, 2 (Aug. 2024), 1–21. DOI:https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.19709.

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Villamizar Castrillón, L. J.; Herreño-Contreras, Y. A.; Mendieta-Ramírez, H. A. The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University. Colomb. appl. linguist. j 2024, 26, 1-21.

ABNT

VILLAMIZAR CASTRILLÓN, Leidy Johanna; HERREÑO-CONTRERAS, Yomaira Angélica; MENDIETA-RAMÍREZ, Herberth Alfonso. The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, [S. l.], v. 26, n. 2, p. 1–21, 2024. DOI: 10.14483/22487085.19709. Disponível em: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/syllabi-efl-university-curriculum. Acesso em: 4 oct. 2024.

Chicago

Villamizar Castrillón, Leidy Johanna, Yomaira Angélica Herreño-Contreras, and Herberth Alfonso Mendieta-Ramírez. 2024. “The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University”. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal 26 (2):1-21. https://doi.org/10.14483/22487085.19709.

Harvard

Villamizar Castrillón, L. J., Herreño-Contreras, Y. A. and Mendieta-Ramírez, H. A. (2024) “The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University”, Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 26(2), pp. 1–21. doi: 10.14483/22487085.19709.

IEEE

[1]
L. J. Villamizar Castrillón, Y. A. Herreño-Contreras, and H. A. Mendieta-Ramírez, “The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University”, Colomb. appl. linguist. j, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 1–21, Aug. 2024.

MLA

Villamizar Castrillón, Leidy Johanna, et al. “The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University”. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, vol. 26, no. 2, Aug. 2024, pp. 1-21, doi:10.14483/22487085.19709.

Turabian

Villamizar Castrillón, Leidy Johanna, Yomaira Angélica Herreño-Contreras, and Herberth Alfonso Mendieta-Ramírez. “The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University”. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal 26, no. 2 (August 20, 2024): 1–21. Accessed October 4, 2024. https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/syllabi-efl-university-curriculum.

Vancouver

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Villamizar Castrillón LJ, Herreño-Contreras YA, Mendieta-Ramírez HA. The Journey towards English Syllabi Unification. : The Case of a Private Colombian University. Colomb. appl. linguist. j [Internet]. 2024 Aug. 20 [cited 2024 Oct. 4];26(2):1-21. Available from: https://revistas.udistrital.edu.co/index.php/calj/article/view/syllabi-efl-university-curriculum

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