Racismo: um desafio para a educação bilíngue em Madrid

With the increasing prevalence of bilingual public and private schools, the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages heavily influences how English is taught in Spain, emphasizing plurilingualism and communicative competence, underlining the importance of education to reduce inequality and discrimination, and improving intercultural understanding. Since bilingual education can greatly impact this scenario (whether positively or negatively), it is important to outline the advantages and disadvantages of bilingual education nowadays. Additionally, we should admit that English language classes both disprove and propagate stereotypes, providing opportunities due to the ubiquity of the language, although not to everyone. This study aims to evaluate the success of English in secondary education, if it effectively gives opportunities and opens students to new cultures and if it raises awareness about racism. A survey was conducted with 406 students of Compulsory Secondary Education 1st and 4th grades at three schools in the Community of Madrid. We hypothesized that bilingual education students would be more open to difference and to new opportunities and would be more likely to recognize and challenge discrimination. The study found no significant differences in the responses given at the three schools. We contend that formal education impeded truthful answers and that a more casual questionnaire would be more appropriate.A forma como a língua inglesa é ensinada na Espanha, com a crescente oferta de escolas bilíngues, tanto públicas quanto privadas, é fortemente influenciada pelo Quadro Europeu Comum de Referência para as Línguas. Este documento enfatiza os valores do plurilinguismo e da competência comunicativa, ao passo que sublinha a importância de reduzir a desigualdade e a discriminação e de melhorar a compreensão intercultural no âmbito da educação. Como se constata que a educação bilíngue tem impacto positivo e negativo neste aspecto, é importante destacar suas vantagens e desvantagens na atualidade. Por outro lado, deve-se admitir que as aulas de língua inglesa demonstram tanto refutar quanto propagar estereótipos, e que a onipresença do inglês oferece oportunidades, ainda que não para todos. Este trabalho teve como objetivos: avaliar o sucesso do ensino do inglês no ensino secundário; a efetiva oferta de oportunidades e abertura dos horizontes dos alunos a novas culturas; e o potencial aumento da sua consciência sobre o racismo. Foi realizada uma pesquisa entre 406 alunos do 1º e 4º anos do ensino secundário obrigatório de três escolas da Comunidade de Madrid. Levantou-se a hipótese de que os alunos da educação bilíngue estivessem mais abertos à diferença e a novas oportunidades e fossem mais propensos a reconhecer e desafiar a discriminação. O estudo não encontrou diferenças significativas nas respostas recebidas nas três escolas. Argumentou-se, por fim, que o contexto formal de estudo representou um empecilho à obtenção de respostas verdadeiras e que um questionário mais casual seria mais apropriado

La enseñanza de lenguas extranjeras: propuestas de mejora

Those involved in the teaching of foreign languages in general, and in the teaching of English in particular, are aware of the challenges they face when it comes to doing their job. This article analyzes some of the main reasons why the process of teaching a foreign language should be revised. Concentrating specifically on Spain, possible solutions and strategies will be presented to combat previously discovered deficiencies. In this sense, it is considered that the analyzed proposals can be a reference for the successful study of the situation in relation to the provision of positive strategies and solutions. It is important to highlight that this analysis has been carried out after detecting a series of problems. The results are aimed at becoming one of the main engines that triggers an in-depth debate. This debate should lead to change the methodology, training, design, conception and, ultimately, the teaching of foreign languages in Spain.2018-1

El reto de la destreza del speaking en centros de educación secundaria monolingües de Andalucía

Spain, following the recommendations of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR, 2011), is undergoing a quick English-learning process in order to qualify the population as citizens of the world. The mastering of speaking skills in English is crucial to ease personal, social, political, professional and economic relationships. For this reason, the objectives of this paper are: analysing the current regional and national legislation regarding foreign language communication; understanding how relevant it is for the Andalusian population to speak fluently in English, given the magnitude of the international tourism industry in Andalusia and the current European socio-educational context; as well as knowing if Andalusian Secondary Education students are aware of this situation, and how comfortable they feel with their current oral-skills in English nowadays.España, siguiendo las recomendaciones del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCER, 2011), se encuentra inmersa en un rápido proceso de aprendizaje del inglés que permita a sus gentes convertirse en ciudadanos del mundo. El dominio del componente oral de esta lengua es fundamental para facilitar las relaciones sociales, laborales, políticas o económicas. Por ello, esta investigación establece los siguientes objetivos: analizar la legislación estatal y autonómica vigente con respecto a la comunicación en lenguas extranjeras; entender hasta qué punto es relevante para la población andaluza el hecho de poder hablar con fluidez en lengua inglesa dada la envergadura del turismo internacional en Andalucía y el contexto socioeducativo europeo actual; tratar de averiguar si los estudiantes de Educación Secundaria andaluces son conscientes de esta situación, y conocer cómo de cómodos se sienten hoy día con la práctica de la destreza oral o speaking en lengua inglesa

Internationalization of the Curriculum. An Experience in the “Fundamentals of Mathematics” Course

En lo que sigue se presentará una experiencia de internacionalización de currículo en la asignatura Fundamentos de matemáticas, del programa de Psicología de la Universidad Católica de Colombia. Esta incluye la adaptación de una experiencia exitosa en un contexto no local y la aplicación de una propuesta didáctica para la enseñanza de los sistemas numéricos. Los resultados son visibles en la evaluación docente, las tasas de mortalidad en la asignatura y competencias internacionales, y evidencian que la propuesta constituye una iniciativa para transformar las prácticas docentes.This paper describes an experience of internationalization of the curriculum of the subject Fundamentals of Mathematics from the Psychology program at Universidad Católica de Colombia. It includes the adaptation of a successful experience to a non-local context and the implementation of a didactic proposal for teaching numerical systems. The results are visible in the teacher evaluation, the subject fail rate, and international skills, and they prove that the proposal is an initiative to transform teaching practices

De la estructura informal a la arquitectura de validación: un emergente en la comunidad de práctica de formadores de profesores CAM

Se presenta la “Arquitectura para la validación de diseños didácticos en escenarios naturales” como manera en que la comunidad de práctica de profesores de matemáticas, CAM, opera la investigación acerca de la validación de diseños de ambientes didácticos que acogen la diversidad en escenarios naturales. Tal forma de operar emergió en una práctica de investigación que combina el método Investigación en ciencia de diseño, Experimentos de enseñanza, y sistematización de la práctica en comunidades de práctica. Pide ser usada por formadores de profesores de matemáticas que se identifiquen como profesores de matemáticas partícipes legítimos y transformadores en un ambiente didáctico que incorpora el acogimiento de la diversidad. Aporta a la problemática de la educación inclusiva elementos que pueden colaborar en la formación de profesores de matemáticas para que acojan la diversidad

Characterization of failures in school buildings exposed in agressive environment M4 of Falcon State

The present investigation focused on establishing a characterization of public used reinforced concrete constructions such as school units in the coastal zone of Chichiriviche and Tucacas in Venezuela’s Falcon State, exposed to highly corrosive environments and built with inadequate construction techniques. The ultimate aim was to make recommendations to regional bodies so that they could make structural interventions more precisely and assertively. The study was carried out in seven educational units, in which planimetric surveys were carried out, the collection of fault symptoms, tests in some structural members and finally a general evaluation of damages that allowed identifying their durability and particular recommendations for each school building. As a result, these units of different construction ages were in a better state of conservation, when compared directly to the sample evaluated in 2006 in private multifamily buildings, which were even younger than this sample. It was recommended for all cases that they apply a programmed and technical continuous maintenance system, which goes beyond the systems of paints whose substrate is not properly prepared, resulting in a process of superficial repair and aesthetic ineffective

The Impact of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Patients Undergoing Oncological Microvascular Head and Neck Reconstruction: A Prospective Multicentre Study

(1) Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) after head and neck free-flap reconstruction are a common postoperative complication. Risk factors for HAIs in this context and their consequences have not been adequately described. (2) Methods: Ongoing prospective multicentre study between 02/2019 and 12/2020. Demographic characteristics and outcomes were analysed, focusing on infections. (3) Results: Forty out of 65 patients (61.54%) suffered HAIs (surgical site infection: 52.18%, nosocomial pneumonia: 23.20%, bloodstream infection: 13% and urinary tract infection: 5.80%). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Enterobacter cloacae were the most frequently implicated. The significant risk factors for infection were: previous radiotherapy (Odds ratio (OR): 5.42; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.39–21.10), anaemia (OR: 8.00; 95% CI, 0.96–66.95), salvage surgery (eight out of eight patients), tracheostomy (OR: 2.86; 95% CI, 1.01–8.14), surgery duration (OR: 1.01; 95% CI, 1.00–1.02), microvascular reoperation <72 h (eight/eight) and flap loss (eight/eight). The major surgical complications were: a need to reoperate (OR: 6.89; 95% CI, 1.42–33.51), prolonged hospital admission (OR: 1.16; 95% CI, 1.06–1.27) and delay in the initiation of postoperative radiotherapy (OR: 9.07; 95% CI, 1.72–47.67). The sixth month mortality rate in patients with HAIs was 7.69% vs. 0% in patients without HAIs (p = 0.50). (4) Conclusions: HAIs were common after this type of surgery, many of them caused by resistant microorganisms. Some modifiable risk factors were identified. Infections played a role in cancer prognosis by delaying adjuvant therapy

Arquitetura de validação de projetos didáticos para a formação de professores de matemáticas

This article presents the results of the project “Didactic and technological development in didactic scenarios for the training of teachers who embrace diversity”. From a theoretical perspective of the universal design and from a political-ethical position of a mathematical education with everyone, the research provides an architecture as a research result to validate the didactic hypotheses that serve as the basis for the design of an environment and three virtual objects of learning. The didactic designs are validated in a training course for elementary school mathematics teachers, with instructional design for both face-to-face and online interactions. Architecture as a validation structure articulates the methodologies resulting from teaching experiments, design research, and communities of practice. The results focus on the validation of hypotheses about training of pre-service math teachers to accommodate the diversity of populations, accessible didactic designs, and methodologies for didactic validation in communities of practiceEste artículo presenta los resultados del proyecto “Desarrollo didáctico y tecnológico en escenarios didácticos para la formación de profesores que acogen la diversidad”. La investigación incorpora una perspectiva teórica del diseño universal y una posición ético-política de una educación matemática con todos. Se entrega como resultado de investigación una arquitectura para validar las hipótesis didácticas que fundamentan el diseño de un ambiente y tres objetos virtuales de aprendizaje. Los diseños didácticos son validados en un curso para formación de profesores de matemáticas de la educación básica, con diseño instruccional para la interacción cara a cara y en línea (virtual). La arquitectura como estructura de validación articula las metodologías provenientes de experimento de enseñanza, investigación en diseño y comunidades de práctica. Los resultados se centran en la validación de hipótesis sobre formación de profesores de matemáticas para acoger la diversidad de poblaciones, diseños didácticos accesibles y metodologías para la validación didáctica en comunidades de práctica.Este artigo apresenta os resultados do projeto “Desenvolvimento didático e tecnológico em cenários didáticos para a formação de professores que adotam a diversidade”. A pesquisa incorpora uma perspectiva teórica do design universal e uma posição ético-política de uma educação matemática com todos. Como resultado de investigação, é apresentada uma arquitetura para validar as hipóteses didáticas que fundamentam o desenho de um ambiente e três objetivos virtuais de aprendizagem. Os projetos didáticos são validados em uma aula para formação de professores de matemáticas de educação básica, com design instrucional para a interação face a face e online. A arquitetura como estrutura de validação articula as metodologias provenientes de experimento de ensino, pesquisa em projeto e comunidades de prática. Os resultados centram-se na validação de hipóteses sobre formação de professores de matemáticas para adotar a diversidade de populações, projetos didáticos acessíveis e metodologias para a validação didática em comunidades de prática

experiencias de profesores para las comunidades universitarias

Libro Completo.En esta compilación de diferentes visiones del conocimiento de las múltiples disciplinas que cobijan la formación de los profesionales de la actualidad, encontrarán la visión y la exposición de las diferentes dinámicas pedagógicas y profesionales de los profesores de la Rectoría Cundinamarca de la Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios. Desde las diferentes perspectivas de la docencia, en los distintos programas académicos, se comprenderá y situará la visión estratégica y conceptual que redunda en la interdisciplinariedad, la integralidad y, por supuesto, la trasversalidad de las disciplinas profesionales. Será un recorrido a través de más de quince miradas de diversos profesionales dedicados a la academia, a diferentes conceptos que van desde la discusión de las ciencias sociales, pasando por la comprensión de las dinámicas de los sujetos y la visión de su diario vivir y, por supuesto aterrizándolas en conceptos de las ciencias exactas que, resaltarán la importancia del ejercicio disciplinar de diferentes profesiones. Asimismo, las temáticas conceptuales aquí expuestas son un material de consulta constante para otros profesores, estudiantes y público general, que tienen el deseo de ir más allá en la ampliación de sus saberes. Por lo anterior, se describen aquí dinámicas de reconocimiento conceptual y práctico de diferentes temáticas discutidas que le apuntan a cuatro líneas de saberes, pertenecientes al Plan de Desarrollo Profesoral 2020 – 2025 de la Rectoría de Cundinamarca