Preserving and saving Quichua language with software The value of indigenous laboratory of Quichua-Spanish language in San Lucas (Ecuador)

• Published in: Buletinul Stiintific al Universitatii Politehnica din Timisoara. Seria limbi moderne Vol. 18; no. 18; pp. 54 - 61
• Main Authors: CHIREAC, Silvia-Maria, Devis-Arbona, Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Editura Politehnica 2019; Politehnica Publishing House
• Subjects: Applied Linguistics; Foreign languages learning; Language and Literature Studies; Sociolinguistics; learning education; Quichua; laboratory; intercultural bilingual education; indigenous language
• ISSN: 1583-7467
• DOI: 10.59168/HLMW7334

The paper aims to highlight the benefits of Quichua-Spanish language laboratory in San Lucas (Ecuador). The priority of intercultural bilingual education in Ecuador focuses on the right of indigenous population to receive learning education in their native language with the objective of preserving endangered indigenous languages. The language laboratory was built in 2018 and now it is a helpful tool for indigenous students to preserve their mother tongue and practice through software a new way of learning. Results of the study revealed that indigenous students and teachers are positively inclined to the use of language laboratory.