English Presentación English Immersion: an excellent strategy to qualify English language teaching :ĞƐƷƐŵĂƵƌLJzƵƌŐĂŬLJĞŶŝƚĞnj WĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚdĞĂĐŚĞƌĨƌŽŵŚŽĐſ ĂŵĂLJƵƌďΛLJĂŚŽŽ͘ĞƐ dŚŝƐƉĂƉĞƌŝƐĂŶĂƩĞŵƉƚƚŽƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌƚŚĞĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞŽĨďĞŝŶŐŝŶĂŶŝŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶŝŶŶŐůŝƐŚƚŚĂƚŚĞůƉĞĚŵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵLJŇƵĞŶĐLJĂŶĚƚŽƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĂƚƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŶŐůŝƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐǁŽƵůĚŚĞůƉŽƵƌƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ͕ŽƵƌƐĐŚŽŽůƐĂŶĚ the standards of quality in Colombia. The program is then an excellent strategy to qualify ŶŐůŝƐŚůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĂƐďĞĞŶǀĞƌLJĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ of our country. /Ŷ ŽůŽŵďŝĂ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ƚĂƚĞ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ŝŶƐƉĞĐŝĂůǁŚĂƚŝƐĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶĂů EĂƟŽŶĂů ŝůŝŶŐƵĂů WƌŽŐƌĂŵ requires of a well trained Professional in Language both academically and pedagogically. This is necessary in order to qualify the language teaching process ĂƐĂĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞ͖ĂŶĚĂůƐŽ͕ƚŽƉƌŽŵŽƚĞƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐŝŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚ͕ĂƐĂǀĞŚŝĐůĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶ͕ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ and human development. ƌƵůĞƐ͕ŝŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŶŐĂƉƉƌŽƉƌŝĂƚĞůLJǁŝƚŚƉĞĞƌƐǁŚĞŶ ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŝŶŐĐůĂƐƐƚĂƐŬƐ͘&ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞwhich is the ability to acquire new ƐŬŝůůƐ͕ĂƐƐŝŵŝůĂƚĞŶĞǁŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƚ new concepts to apply in context. Another important aspect we teachers need to improve is ƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨůŝƐƚĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐŝŶĂŶĂƟǀĞʹ like environment. And the appropriate place in Colombia is San Andres Island. To solve the problem of having teachers with Knowing that not all the teachers in public ůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶŐůŝƐŚƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶĐLJ͕ƚŚĞŽůŽŵďŝĂŶŐŽƐĐŚŽŽůƐŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƐĂŵĞƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶĐLJŝŶŶŐůŝƐŚ͕/ ǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌŽŵŽƟŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌŝƚĐƌƵĐŝĂůƚŽĨŽƐƚĞƌƚŚĞĞīĞĐƟǀĞƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ ŝŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĐŝƟĞƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ in bilingual classrooms. According to dŝŬƵŶŽī ƚŚĞůĂƐƚĮŌĞĞŶLJĞĂƌƐ͘/ƚŚĂƐĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĚ͞dŚĞ ;ϭϵϴϯͿ͕ĂƚĞĂĐŚĞƌǁŝƚŚůŝŵŝƚĞĚŶŐůŝƐŚƉƌŽĮĐŝĞŶĐLJ ŶŐůŝƐŚ/ŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕͟ĐĂƌƌŝĞĚŽƵƚŝŶ^ĂŶ needs to develop three kinds of competences. ŶĚƌĞƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞWƌŽŐƌĂŵŽīĞƌƐƚŽŽůŽŵďŝĂŶ dŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŽŶĞ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟǀĞ ĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƐ ; WĂŶĂŵĂ͕ DĞdžŝĐŽ͕ which is the ability to respond appropriately ,ŽŶĚƵƌĂƐ͕ŽƐƚĂZŝĐĂ͕ů^ĂůǀĂĚŽƌ͕ĞƚĐ͘ͿƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞ to class demands and the procedural rules for of improving their command of English by living ĂĐĐŽŵƉůŝƐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞŵ͘^ĞĐŽŶĚůLJ͕ƚŚĞ/ŶƚĞƌĂĐƟŽ- for nearly a month in the one and only English ŶĂůĐŽŵƉĞƚĞŶĐĞ that is the ability to respond speaking environment of Colombia. both to classroom rules of discourse and social 77 Jesús Yurgaky ƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ͕ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚƐ ƚĂŬĞ ĂŶ academic English course according to the results ŽĨƚŚĞWƌĞůŝŵŝŶĂƌLJŶŐůŝƐŚdĞƐƚ;W͘͘d͘Ϳ͕ƵƐĞĚƚŽ ĐůĂƐƐŝĨLJƚŚĞůĞǀĞůŽĨĞĂĐŚŽŶĞ͘ƐĂƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂŶƚ ŽĨƚŚŝƐĐŽƵƌƐĞ͕/ǁĂŶƚƚŽƚĞůůƚŚĞƌĞĂĚĞƌƚŚĂƚ/ĨĞůƚ ǀĞƌLJŚĂƉƉLJŝŶ^ĂŶŶĚƌĞƐ/ƐůĂŶĚĨŽƌŵĂŶLJƌĞĂƐŽŶƐ͗ ŝƚƐďĞĂƵƟĨƵůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƐ͕ŝƚƐƐĞĂ͕ŝƚƐĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ŝƚƐ architecture and especially for its people. &ƌŽŵƚŚĞǀĞƌLJďĞŐŝŶŶŝŶŐ/ŚĂĚĂŐƌĞĂƚĞŵƉĂƚŚLJ ǁŝƚŚDƌ͘ŵďƌŽƐƐĞ͕;ŽƵƌǀĂŶĚƌŝǀĞƌͿǁŚŽƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚ ŵĞ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĂŝƌƉŽƌƚ͕ ;ŽĨ ĐŽƵƌƐĞ ƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐ ŝŶ ŶŐůŝƐŚͿ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŚĞƚŽŽŬŵĞƚŽďĞůŽĚŐĞĚĂƚĂ ŶĂƟǀĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͗dŚĞ'ŽŵĞnjĞŶƚ͕ĂůŽǀĞůLJĨĂŵŝůLJ͘ &ĞǁŚŽƵƌƐůĂƚĞƌ͕ĂŌĞƌƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐƚŽƐƚĂLJ ƚŚĞƌĞ͕/ŵĞƚŵLJŽƚŚĞƌƌŽŽŵŵĂƚĞƐ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐƵůƚƵƌĞƐ͗ ĨƌŽŵ YƵŝŶĚŝŽ͕ ƚůĂŶƟĐ ŽĂƐƚ͕ ĂƵĐĂ͕ ƵŶĚŝŶĂŵĂƌĐĂ ĂŶĚ ŶƟŽƋƵŝĂ͘ ŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞďĞŐĂŶ͘>ŝƩůĞďLJ>ŝƩůĞŝĐĞǁĂƐďƌŽŬĞŶ and we started to talk about our places of origin exchanging opinions and forming a society by means of English. DLJŐƌŽƵƉǁĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚďLJƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞWĂĐŝĮĐ ŽĂƐƚ͕ĨƌŽŵŚŽĐŽĂŶĚEĂƌŝŹŽĚĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚƐ͘Ɛ ƐŽŽŶĂƐǁĞŐŽƚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ǁĞďĞŐĂŶƚŽŵĂŬĞĂŶ ŝŶŝƟĂůƉĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶĐĞŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽďĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚŝŶ public to all the teachers and organizers. The team considered very important to present the song “tĞĂƌĞWĂĐŝĮĐ͕͟LJŚŽƋƵŝďƚŽǁŶ͕ĂĨĂŵŽƵƐ ŐƌŽƵƉĨƌŽŵŚŽĐŽ͕ǁŝƚŚǁŚŝĐŚǁĞƚƌŝĞĚƚŽƐŚŽǁ the culture of our region in English. tŝƚŚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ ǁĞ ŽďƚĂŝŶĞĚ ƚŚĞ dŚŝƌĚ WůĂĐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞĂƉƌŝnjĞ͘ĚĂLJĂŌĞƌ͕ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ůĞǀĞůƐ ĂŶĚ ŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕ ǁĞ ƚŽŽŬ Ă ƚƌŝƉ ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚĂŶĚǁĞďĞŐĂŶƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞĐƵůƚƵƌĂůŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ͘dŚĂƚŝƐƚŽ ƐĂLJƚŚĂƚǁĞůĞĂƌŶƚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚŝƐƚŽƌLJ͕ůŝĨĞͲƐƚLJůĞ͕ ƚŚĞĨŽŽĚŚĂďŝƚƐ͕ƚLJƉŝĐĂůŵƵƐŝĐ͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂŶĚŵĂŐŝĐ ďĞůŝĞĨƐ͕ĚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞƐ͕ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ĐŽŵŵĞƌĐĞ and a great deal of things related to the sea and ƚŚĞƉŝƌĂƚĞƐ͘tĞĞŶũŽLJĞĚƚŚĞĂĐƟǀŝƚLJĂůŽƚ͘ ϳϴ ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ/ŵŵĞƌƐŝŽŶWƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ǁĞŚĂĚĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚƚƵƚŽƌƐĂŶĚǁĞĐĂƌƌŝĞĚ ŽƵƚ ŵĂŶLJ ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ĐƵůƚƵƌĂů ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘ /Ŷ ƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐǁĞƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚĐůĂƐƐĞƐ͕ĞŵƉŚĂƐŝnjŝŶŐ ĂďŽƵƚĨŽƌŵĂůĂƐƉĞĐƚƐŽĨŶŐůŝƐŚ͕ƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐƚŽƚŚĞ learning -teaching process; games and permanent ĂĐƟǀĞƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƟŽŶ͘dŚĞƵƐĞŽĨd/^ǁĂƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚƚŽŽ͘/ŶƚŚĞĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶ͕ǁĞƉůĂŶŶĞĚĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ƌĞĨĞƌƌĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĮŶĂůƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ĐŽŶƐƵůƟŶŐůŝďƌĂƌŝĞƐ͕ ĂƐŬŝŶŐĨŽƌŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŝŶŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐĂŶĚǁŝƚŚ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐƉĞŽƉůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚ͘/ŶŽƵƌĨƌĞĞ ƟŵĞǁĞƚŽŽŬĂǁĂůŬďLJƚŚĞďĞĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚĂůƐŽ we went to shopping centers and many other important sites. Every Sunday in small or in large ŐƌŽƵƉƐǁĞǀŝƐŝƚĞĚƚŚĞĐĂLJƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĂƋƵĂƌŝƵŵ͕ ĂŶĚŽĨĐŽƵƌƐĞƚŚĞDŽƌŐĂŶDzƐĂǀĞ͘ ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐǁĞŐŽƚƚŚĞĐŚĂŶĐĞƚŽƐĞĞ ƚŚĞƚLJƉŝĐĂůĚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ŵƵƐŝĐĂůŐƌŽƵƉƐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶůŽĐĂů ƐŽŶŐƐ͘dŚĞƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJƌŝĐƐŽĨ͞dĂŬĞDĞĂĐŬƚŽ DLJ^ĂŶŶĚƌĞƐ” what taught by the family and by the program. ZĞůĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞ͕ůŝƚĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƉĂŝŶƚĞƌƐĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌƐ͕ŝƐŝƚǁŽƌƚŚLJƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƐƉĞĐŝĂůŵĞŶƟŽŶ ƚŽƚŚĞďŝŐŐĞƐƚ͗DƐ͘>ŽůŝĂWŽŵĂƌĞ͕:ƵĂŶZĂŵŝƌĞnj ĂǁŬŝŶƐ͕,ĂnjĞůZŽďŝŶƐŽŶďƌĂŚĂŵ͕ůŝŐŝŽŽƌƉƵƐ͕ /ƌŝƐďƌĂŚĂŵ͕ĂƌůĞLJ:ĂĐŬƐŽŶ͕^ŽŶŝĂZŽũĂƐ͕ĂŶĚ DĂƌŝĂŶŽ'ſŵĞnj͕ĞƚĐ͘/ŶŵLJŽƉŝŶŝŽŶ͕ĂůůŽĨƚŚĞŵ have played a powerful role within the culture of this community. They have dedicated their lives and their talent to the cultural and intellectual development of the island. dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞůŽƚƐŽĨƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŽŵĞŶƟŽŶďƵƚŶŽƚĞŶŽƵŐŚ ƟŵĞ͘,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ͕ŝĨLJŽƵƚƌĂǀĞůƚŽ^ĂŶŶĚƌĞƐ/ƐůĂŶĚ ĚŽŶDzƚĨŽƌŐĞƚ͗ ͻ dŽ ǀŝƐŝƚ :ŽŚŶŶLJ ĂLJ͘ Ŷ ĞdžŽƟĐ ƉůĂĐĞ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ from the beaches of San Andres ͻ To enjoy swimming in Rocky Cay and visit the aquarium ͻ To live the experience of the blowing hole English Immersion: an excellent strategy to qualify English language teaching ͻ To taste the delicious food of the island ͻ dŽƐŚĂƌĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ/ƐůĂŶĚĞƌƐ ;ůĞĂƌŶĞƌƚŽůĞĂƌŶĞƌͿ͕ĂŶĚďƌĂŝŶƐƚŽƌŵŝŶŐďĞĨŽƌĞ ǁƌŝƟŶŐĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͕ĂŵŽŶŐŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚŝƐ͕ĂŌĞƌĐŽŵŝŶŐďĂĐŬĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ /ƐůĂŶĚ͕/ŐĂǀĞĂƌĞƉŽƌƚƚŽŵLJŝƌĞĐƚŽƌĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞƐŽĨƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ͘dŚĞŶ͕/ŵĞƚŵLJ colleagues in order to share this meaningful expeƌŝĞŶĐĞ͕ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞŽĨƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐ ŶŐůŝƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƉƵƌƉŽƐĞŽĨĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŶŐŝŶ the language than teaching it without clear obũĞĐƟǀĞƐ͘DŽƌĞŽǀĞƌ͕ǁĞŚĂǀĞƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽŽĚƚŚĂƚďLJ ĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ͕ŽƵƌƐĐŚŽŽůƐǁŽƵůĚŐĂŝŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐŽĨ KŶƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌŚĂŶĚ͕/ŚĂǀĞƚƌŝĞĚƚŽďĞĂŵŽƟǀĂ- ƋƵĂůŝƚLJŝŶƚĞĂĐŚŝŶŐŶŐůŝƐŚƵƐŝŶŐĞīĞĐƟǀĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐtor; a monitor of my students learning process ƟŽŶĂůŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂŶĚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟǀĞ ĂŶĚĂƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƌŽĨĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞŵŽĚĞůƐ͘/ competence in all levels. have also tried to make changes in my classes ďLJƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚŬŝŶĚƐŽĨĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƐƵĐŚĂƐ pair work or group work (learner to learner); References ƉƌĂĐƟĐŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ƚĞdžƚ ;ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶĞƌͿ͖ ŚĂǀŝŶŐĨƌĞĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶƐ;ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌƚŽůĞĂƌŶĞƌƐ dŝŬƵŶŽī;ϭϵϴϯͿĞŶRichards,:ĂĐŬ͘;ϭϵϵϬͿ͞dŚĞ ͬůĞĂƌŶĞƌƚŽůĞĂƌŶĞƌͿ͖ŚĂǀŝŶŐƉƌŽŶƵŶĐŝĂƟŽŶĞdžĞƌLanguage Teaching Matrix” Cambridge ĐŝƐĞƐ ;ƚĞĂĐŚĞƌ ƚŽ ůĞĂƌŶĞƌƐͿ͕ ŵŝŶŐůŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ University Press dŚĞŝŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞŝŶŵLJŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ͘KŶƚŚĞŽŶĞŚĂŶĚ͕/ ŚĂǀĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉĞĚŵŽƌĞŇƵĞŶĐLJǁŚĞŶƐƉĞĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞ ůĂŶŐƵĂŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĨŽƌĞ͕ƚŚĞƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐĂƌĞŵŽƌĞ ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚƚŽůĞĂƌŶŶŐůŝƐŚĂŶĚƚŽƐƉĞĂŬŝƚƚŽŽ͘/ ŚĂǀĞďĞĞŶŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƟŶŐŵŽƌĞŽƌĂůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐƚŚĂŶ ŐƌĂŵŵĂƟĐĂůŽŶĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ/ŚĂǀĞĂŝŵĞĚŵLJĐůĂƐƐĞƐ ĂƚŐĞƫŶŐŵŽƌĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟǀĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘ ϳϵ