Religious and Self-Generated Quechua Literacy Practices in the Peruvian Andes

Autor/in	de la Piedra, Maria Teresa
Titel	Religious and Self-Generated Quechua Literacy Practices in the Peruvian Andes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 13 (2010) 1, S.99-113 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-0050
Schlagwörter	Language Maintenance; Global Approach; Foreign Countries; Literacy; American Indian Languages; Religion; Rural Areas; School Role; Case Studies; Singing; Protestants; Churches; Transfer of Training; Biblical Literature; Ethnography; Native Language Instruction; Peru + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachpflege; Globales Denken; Ausland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Gesang; Protestantism; Protestantismus; Church; Kirche; Training; Transfer; Ausbildung; Bibel; Ethnografie; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht
Abstract	This article discusses Quechua speakers' religious literacy practices in the native language in a rural community located in the department of Cuzco (Peru). I argue that in a situation where the school did not play the role of developing or maintaining the written vernacular, a group of community members found specific situations where they felt comfortable writing in their mother tongue. This study contributes to the discussion of native language literacy and Quechua language maintenance by examining adult and child Quechua literacy practices in the religious realm. Additionally, I present the case of Marcos, as an example of a self-generated literacy practice of authoring huaynos (songs in Quechua), as a result of the author's participation in a Protestant church. Findings show that literacy skills developed in the religious domain can be transferred across contexts. However, these literacy practices were endangered by macro forces of globalization. (Contains 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10