English Language Teaching In Public Elementary Schools In Mexico: Expectations Vs. Reality

Abstract

Living in a globalized world has interconnected countries increasingly. Commerce, internet information, job opportunities they are all rocketed these years. However, to fully profit them, English language is needed. Our government, aware of this, decided to help each Mexican kid to take part of the globalized era by adding the English language to their school curricula. Learning a foreign language is not as easy as it seems, it requires time, motivation as well as resources. This paper analyses what is expected in an English class on public elementary school according to the governments guidelines; the reality in the Mexican context and a proposal to take advantage of the strong points our system has to overcome the weaknesses and improve the quality of English classes in elementary schools in Mexico.