Bilingualism and bilingual education in a complex context

This article is based on results from a baseline study for an intended intervention project in bilingual-intercultural education in the Municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, in the Department of San Marcos, Guatemala. To a great extent the article deals with issues of bilingual education from the p...

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Published in:Language, culture, and curriculum culture, and curriculum, 2010-11, Vol.23 (3), p.235-249
Main Authors: Herrera, Lázaro Moreno, Wedin, Åsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administrator Attitudes
American Indian Languages
Bilingual Education
Bilingualism
Cultural Context
Education
Foreign Countries
Guatemala
intercultural education
Intervention
Interviews
Language Attitudes
Multicultural Education
Multilingualism
Pedagogik
SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP
Social Justice
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Socialvetenskap
socio-economic factors
Socioeconomic Status
Spanish
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Summary:This article is based on results from a baseline study for an intended intervention project in bilingual-intercultural education in the Municipality of San Miguel Ixtahuacan, in the Department of San Marcos, Guatemala. To a great extent the article deals with issues of bilingual education from the perspective of social justice. It analyses the various components underpinning attempts to develop comprehensive bilingual and intercultural education in this specific context. The article is exploratory in character, as it intends to develop lines of analysis useful in discussing challenges faced by bilingualism and multilingualism in contexts where the factors involved are complex and of an extremely varied nature. Central to the analysis is the assumption that historical factors and social justice have a key role in bilingual and intercultural education.
ISSN:0790-8318
1747-7573
1747-7573
DOI:10.1080/07908318.2010.515996