Bilingual Education in the Highlands of Ecuador.

Dilworth, Donald W.; Stark, Louisa R.

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ERIC Number: EJ112745

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Publication Date: 1975

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Bilingual Education in the Highlands of Ecuador

Dilworth, Donald W.; Stark, Louisa R.

Linguistic Reporter, 17, 2, 3,5, Feb 75

This article describes a pilot project in bilingual education, which is designed to enable the Quichua-speaking child to enter the official Ecuadorian educational system after three years of school in Indian communities. The Indian child is instructed in both Quichua and Spanish in the primary grades. (SW)

Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Bilingual Education, Cultural Isolation, Language Instruction, Language Programs, Minority Group Children, Official Languages, Primary Education, Quechua, Second Language Learning, Spanish

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Identifiers - Location: Ecuador

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