This research is framed in the context of the Peruvian public education, where the teaching of the English language has been the objective of unsuccessful reforms aimed at improving the situation of oblivion in which it has been for decades. At a time when the Ministry of Education has launched a new policy to ensure that all students who graduate from public school can express their ideas efficiently in English, it is advisable to know the effectiveness of these changes. Using data collected from the protagonists, this study gives account of the factors that are facilitating or impeding its implementation, as well as their early successes, to identify useful elements for decisions that ensure the quality of the teaching of English in public schools.

La presente investigación se enmarca en el contexto de la educación pública peruana, donde la enseñanza del idioma inglés ha sido objeto de infructuosas reformas tendientes a mejorar la situación de olvido en la que se ha encontrado por décadas. En momentos en que el Ministerio de Educación (Minedu) ha puesto en marcha una nueva política para lograr que todo egresado de la escuela pública pueda expresarse eficientemente en el idioma inglés, es oportuno conocer la eficacia de estos cambios. Mediante datos recogidos de los protagonistas, el presente estudio da cuenta de los factores que están facilitando o impidiendo su aplicación, así como de sus primeros logros, a fin de identificar elementos útiles para la toma de decisiones que aseguren la calidad de la enseñanza de inglés en los colegios públicos.

This research is framed in the context of the Peruvian public education, where the teaching of the English language has been the objective of unsuccessful reforms aimed at improving the situation of oblivion in which it has been for decades. At a time when the Ministry of Education has launched a new policy to ensure that all students who graduate from public school can express their ideas efficiently in English, it is advisable to know the effectiveness of these changes. Using data collected from the protagonists, this study gives account of the factors that are facilitating or impeding its implementation, as well as their early successes, to identify useful elements for decisions that ensure the quality of the teaching of English in public schools.