A Case Study on Colombian Migrants` ESL Experience in English-Speaking Countries

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dc.contributor.advisorAlbarracín Cordón, Pablo Antonio
dc.contributor.authorCabrera Ramirez, Anlly Daniela
dc.contributor.corporatenameUniversidad Santo Tomás
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dc.date.accessioned2025-07-30T19:09:24Z
dc.date.available2025-07-30T19:09:24Z
dc.date.issued2025-07-22
dc.descriptionEsta investigación explora cómo los factores contextuales, personales, sociales, culturales y económicos influyen en las experiencias de aprendizaje del inglés de migrantes colombianos en países de habla inglesa. Se adoptó un enfoque cualitativo, bajo un paradigma interpretativo y un estudio de caso instrumental. Se recogieron las voces de nueve adultos migrantes que, en algún momento, fueron estudiantes de la investigadora en el programa The Learning Path; mediante entrevistas semiestructuradas. Las narrativas fueron analizadas con enfoque temático. Los hallazgos evidencian que el aprendizaje del idioma en el extranjero no es lineal ni únicamente académico; está profundamente influenciado por: la motivación migratoria y la adaptación a la vida como migrante, las estrategias de aprendizaje y la transformación personal mediante el idioma, y la interacción social y la integración lingüística en contextos interculturales. Este estudio resalta la necesidad de comprender el aprendizaje del inglés como un proceso humano y contextual, que reconoce el papel transformador del idioma en la construcción de nuevas identidades.
dc.description.abstractThis study explores how contextual, personal, social, cultural, and economic factors influence the English language learning experiences of Colombian migrants living in English-speaking countries. A qualitative approach was adopted, framed within an interpretive paradigm and developed as an instrumental case study. The voices of nine adult migrants, former students of the researcher in the The Learning Path program; were gathered through semi-structured interviews. The narratives were analyzed using thematic analysis. Findings reveal that language learning abroad is neither linear nor solely academic; it is deeply shaped by migratory motivation and adaptation to life as a migrant, learning strategies and personal transformation through language, and social interaction and linguistic integration in intercultural contexts. This study highlights the need to understand English language learning as a human and contextual process, recognizing the transformative role of language in the construction of new identities.
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dc.description.degreenameLicenciado en Lengua Extranjera - Inglésspa
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dc.identifier.citationCabrera Ramirez, D.A. (2025)A Case Study on Colombian Migrants` ESL Experience in English-Speaking Countries [Trabajo de Grado, Universidad Santo Tomas]Repositorio Institucional
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dc.publisherUniversidad Santo Tomásspa
dc.publisher.branchCRAI-USTA Bogotá
dc.publisher.facultyFacultad de Educaciónspa
dc.publisher.programPregrado Licenciatura en Lengua Extranjera - Inglésspa
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dc.subject.keywordColombian migrants
dc.subject.keywordEnglish language learning
dc.subject.keywordContextual factors
dc.subject.keywordMigration
dc.subject.keywordAdaptation
dc.subject.keywordIdentity
dc.subject.lembLenguas Extranjeras Inglés
dc.subject.lembMigrantes colombianos
dc.subject.lembAprendizaje del inglés
dc.subject.proposalMigrantes colombianos
dc.subject.proposalAprendizaje del inglés
dc.subject.proposalFactores contextuales
dc.subject.proposalMigración
dc.subject.proposalAdaptación
dc.subject.proposalIdentidad
dc.titleA Case Study on Colombian Migrants` ESL Experience in English-Speaking Countries
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