Lenguaje, aprendizaje de lenguas extranjeras, inglés e interculturalidad: una perspectiva ecuatoriana

Language, as part of individuals’ everyday lives, has been defined and redefined constantly in different ways, making it possible to know the local context that surrounds them as well as the outside world. On the other hand, with the passing of time, language, at a global level, has become an essential part of the official educational curriculum and, in recent decades, part of the teaching and learning of foreign languages. The purpose of this descriptive literature review is to share a series of elements and concepts to complement or reinforce readers’ current knowledge about language and its role in the teaching and learning of foreign languages, as well as the importance of English and itslink with interculturality today. Primary and secondary sources were considered if directly connected to the topic under review (between 2000-2020) and authors whose seminal work has contributed to the disciplinary field. Language, as a means of human communication, allows the development of communicative competence, but more importantly, it gives way for individuals to know and interact in a better way with the people who live around them