Educação indígena e bilingüismo: o caso do Acre
Abstract
A research on bilingualism has been conducted involving indians as teachers, their students and relatives. This article portraits some sociolinguistic variables related to the teaching and usages ofPortuguese and indians' languages, surpassing the attitudes and linguistic awareness of the people concerned. Facts reveal a conflictant and disadvantageous coexistence coexistence between Portuguese and indians' languages. The historical trends point out to a progressive expansion ofPortuguese among indians and the fading out of the native languages. Since ali projects related to indians survival socialization in this continent are commited with balanced bilingual experiences, special bilingual curricula are urgently recommended, in Search for a harmonious bilingualism stillfarfrom our reach.
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