Teaching of Mapuzugun in Chile: Echo-sonority as preparation for the acquisition of the indigenous language

• Autores: Rivas Rivas, María Clara, Del Pino, Miguel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/26869
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/educacion/article/view/26869
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Teaching; Indigenous education; Language teaching; Enseñanza; Educación indígena; Enseñanza de la lengua; Ensino; Educação indígena; Ensino de línguas

This research study focuses on the process of acquiring the indigenous Mapuce language for teaching purposes in order to contribute to current Mapuzugun Indigenous Language programs. Using a dialogic participatory methodology called Kishu Kimkelay Ta Che, we collaborated with teachers and members of the Mapuce community from a rural school in La Araucanía, Chile. Our findings reveal that echo-sonority plays a crucial role in preparing for the teaching of the indigenous language. This preparation involves the relationship between sound-action, onomatopoeia-toponymy, and nature-language. We argue that these results present a necessary challenge to improve indigenous language programs, which mostly operate under a Western logic, making intercultural articulation in schools challenging.