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  Adopting a critical position towards bilingualism Introduction Welcome to our blog about The sociocultural impact of bilingualism in the Colombian educational context! Here we will find the benefits and challenges that come with having or mastering two languages. According to (MEN, 2019), foreign languages are vehicles of communication, interaction, learning, generation of opportunities, and development. Therefore, we define bilingual education in the words of Andrew Cohen, professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of Minnesota as: "The use of two or more languages as a medium of instruction in a part of the school curriculum.". One of the deepest perspectives on the implications of being bicultural and bilingual is that an explanation will be provided, from the understanding of the differences between concepts and examples. GENERAL OBJECTIVE -Explain the sociocultural impact of Bilingualism in Colombia through a critical and reflective analysis. Taking into accou