English Education in Mexico

English education in Mexico.

In México, there is a problem about the teaching of English; due to professors that are not trained, enough to know the complete language or them don´t know how to teach the English on a correct way to their students.

Talking about the English Language market in México, in 2014 the British Council estimated that the size of it was equal to 23.9 million people, roughly 21% of the entire population, that included students learning English via all possible channels: public education, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels; private education institutions; individuals and organizations learning English privately or through self-access learning (English in México: An examination of policy, perceptions, and influencing factors, 2015).

Even though, that the SEP (Secretaría de Educación Pública) in México is in charge to sets the standards for English Education at public schools, and is supposed to be aware of the importance of learning English in México, to prepare students to have the necessary skills to compete in a globalized world, the reality is, according to Mijangos (2008), that the English education of public school in México, does not comply with a high level of quality, as a result of the dysfunction, and corruption that are prevailing in the educational system (Mijangos, 2008). This situation is very disturbing, because almost the 85% of the Mexican students (as is shown in the graphic) attend schools managed by the governments. [pic 1][pic 2][pic 3]

Focusing on the private English education penetration, the British Council established in the article “English in México: An examination of policy perceptions and influencing factors” (2015), that parents who have the sufficient resources prefer to place their children in private schools, which are divided on those that are bilingual school, and where children begin to learn English at three years old; and the bicultural school, where children spend half of their time learning English (English in México: An examination of policy, perceptions, and influencing factors, 2015).[pic 4]