Language Revitalization Processes and Prospects: Quichua in the Ecuadorian Andes

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Multilingual Matters Limited, 2001 - Education - 258 pages
King (education, New York U.) explores educational and community efforts to revitalize the language in two indigenous Andean communities of southern Ecuador. Analyzing the linguistic, social, and cultural processes of positive language shift, she contributes to the understanding of formal and informal educational efforts in language revival. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

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Quichua Instruction and the Community Schools
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Setting the Scene
33
Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Lagunas
70
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Kendall A. King is a Professor of Second Language Education at the University of Minnesota. Her scholarship examines ideological, interactional and policy perspectives on second language learning and bilingualism, with particular attention to educational practices impacting language use among Indigenous populations in Latin America and Spanish and Somali speakers in the U.S. She teaches graduate-level courses in sociolinguistics, language policy, language research methods, and language education and undergraduate courses in linguistics, and is incoming president of the American Association of Applied Linguistics.