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Direct linkHelmberger, Janet L. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
This study focuses on the research literature available in the United States on the evolution of language policy and planning issues involved in bilingual education programs in Mayan communities in Guatemala. I begin with general comments regarding language policy and planning for bilingual programs for ethnic groups within the borders of…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Bilingual Education Programs, Ethnic Groups, Policy Analysis
Download full textWilhelm, Ronald W. – 1992
Evidence is presented that demonstrates the projection in some school settings of nuanced interpretations of the historical events and meanings related to 1492 and to the subsequent Spanish settlement of the Americas. In particular, the Maya language-Spanish language bilingual curriculum (Programa Nacional de Educacion Bilingue, PRONEBI) and Maya…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Peer reviewedMorren, Ronald C. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1988
Describes the process for developing a bilingual curriculum for Guatemala's four largest Mayan language groups. The process took into account the Mayans' maintenance of a distinct linguistic and cultural identity. The results of this experimental curriculum and the current direction of bilingual education in Guatemala are discussed. (Author/CB)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnicity
Lewis, M. Paul – 1995
This study examined language maintenance through a sociology study of K'iche', a Mayan language of Guatemala, where a stable diglossic situation is eroding in the face of an increasing tide of bilingualism. Seven K'iche'-speaking communities were examined, including an analysis of socioeconomic, demographic, and political data. Quantified…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingualism, Chi Square, Diglossia
Benson, Pamela – 2000
At the present time, approximately 50% of the population of Guatemala is classified as indigenous, while in Mexico the figure is estimated to be between 10% and 15%. The figures are deceptive, however, since there is no legal definition of what constitutes an Indian in either country. This unit contains lessons that focus on indigenous groups in…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development
Herrera Pena, Guillermina; Raymundo, Jorge Manuel – Cultural Survival Quarterly, 1998
Guatemala is overhauling its justice system to be more congruent with its indigenous reality. A Rafael Landivar University program trains indigenous legal translators not only in legal and linguistic aspects, but also in strengthening indigenous identity and student commitment to the community. Challenges and future plans are described. A former…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Bilingualism, College Programs, Courts
