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Item Unanswered Questions in Colombia's Foreign Language Education Policy = Preguntas por responder en la política educativa de lenguas extranjeras en Colombia(Universidad Nacional de Colombia Ciudad Universitaria Departamento de Lenguas Extranjeras., 2015-10-01) Bonilla Carvajal, Camilo Andrés; Tejada-Sánchez2, Isabel; Camilo Andrés Bonilla Carvajal, Isabel Tejada-Sánchez; Bonilla Carvajal, Camilo AndrésFollowing the trend of much of the Western, non-English speaking world, Colombia has tirelessly strived for spreading English education in an effort to augment economic benefits. This paper aims at providing a critical account of foreign language education policy in Colombia, with special attention to English. It outlines the impact of its multiple transitions over the past decades through a historical description that overviews all previous policies, the critical reception by scholars, and present-day initiatives. We then move on to analysing the choice of English as a synonym for bilingualism and conclude with emerging questions that are to be considered for future debates and reassessments of Colombia's English-Spanish bilingual education policy.