Guatemalan Ixil Community Teacher Perspectives of Language Revitalization and Mother Tongue-Based Intercultural Bilingual Education

Authors

  • Kelly Dalton Marymount University
  • Sarah Hinshaw George Mason University
  • John Knipe Limestone College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201953144

Keywords:

Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Language Revitalization, Bilingual Intercultural Education, Intercultural Competence

Abstract

Recent scholarship indicates several benefits of mother tongue education (MTE) in supporting student learning.

Author Biographies

  • Kelly Dalton, Marymount University
    Director of Saints' Center for Service
  • John Knipe, Limestone College

    Preceptor of English and Modern Languages

    International Student Liaison

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Published

2019-12-20

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2019): Special Issue: Policy and Practice in the Use of Non-Dominant Languages in Comparative Education

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How to Cite

Guatemalan Ixil Community Teacher Perspectives of Language Revitalization and Mother Tongue-Based Intercultural Bilingual Education. (2019). FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education, 5(3). https://doi.org/10.32865/fire201953144

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