A Diagnosis of English Language Teaching in Public Elementary Schools in Pasto, Colombia

摘要: English teaching in Colombian primary schools became a requirement because of the promulgation the Law Education 1994. Taking into account that this decision produced some difficulties schools, study was conducted to diagnose state language in primary Pasto, Colombia. Data were gathered through classroom observation, a questionnaire, and interviews. The results showed teachers are not well versed either in methodology or command language; there no syllabus; didactic materials nonexistent; children’s lack motivation most critical problem. Teachers, institutions government have take these findings order improve English learning schools.