Situated Teaching of the Nahuatl Language in Community Contexts: Linguistic Revitalization and the Exercise of Intercultural Rights Among Tlacotenca Children

 

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著者: Jiménez Ramírez, Genis Yaisuri, Vásquez Luna, Jaime José
フォーマット: artículo original
状態:Versión publicada
出版日付:2026
その他の書誌記述:The recognition of linguistic rights and intercultural education in Mexico stands in contrast to the ongoing displacement of Indigenous languages and the challenges facing their transmission to new generations. In this context, the study aimed to analyze how the situated teaching of Nahuatl—developed by the *Academia de Lengua y Cultura Náhuatl A.C.* of the Indigenous community of Santa Ana Tlacotenco, Mexico City—contributes to linguistic revitalization and the exercise of linguistic rights among children. A qualitative study with an interpretive approach was conducted using an instrumental case study design. Fieldwork took place between 2025 and 2026, involving ten children and five teachers, alongside the observation of community practices and document analysis. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, non-participant observation, and document analysis, and were interpreted using reflexive thematic analysis. The results identified four analytical themes: (1) Nahuatl as a central element linking identity, territory, and community belonging; (2) pedagogical experiences fostering language acquisition; (3) children as agents of linguistic revitalization; and (4) tensions, forms of resistance, and challenges regarding the continuity of Nahuatl. The findings demonstrate that the situated teaching of Nahuatl strengthens linguistic revitalization by creating conditions for the social use of the language within family, cultural, and community practices. The study provides evidence that linguistic revitalization is bolstered by the social use of the language—an analytical category that connects intercultural education, linguistic rights, and child agency.
国:Portal de Revistas UCR
機関:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
言語:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.revistas.ucr.ac.cr:article/6603
オンライン・アクセス:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/raie/article/view/6603
キーワード:lengua náhuatl
participación infantil
revitalización lingüística
derechos lingüísticos
materiales educativos
nahuatl language
child participation
language revitalization
linguistic rights
educational materials
língua náuatle
participação infantil
revitalização linguística
direitos linguísticos
materiais educativos