This work explores educational and community efforts to revitalize the Quichua language in two indigenous Andean communities of southern Ecuador. Analyzing the linguistic, social, and cultural processes of positive language shift, this book contributes to our understanding of formal and informal educational efforts to revitalize threatened languages.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword by Nancy Hornberger
Acknowledgements
Preface
1 Language Revitalization
2 Setting the Scene
3 Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Lagunas
4 Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Tambopamba
5 Quichua Instruction and the Community Schools
6 Prospects and Processes Revisited
Appendices
References
Indices
Über den Autor
Kendall A. King is Professor of Multilingual Education and Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Faculty Development at the University of Minnesota, USA. She received the AAAL Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award for her work, which focuses on the educational and familial practices impacting language use, language learning and equity.
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