Inhabiting classrooms with plural voices: an experience of curricularization

In December 2021 and during April and May 2022, a university outreach project called “What contributions does sociolinguistics make to education? Towards a multilingual and multicultural perspective in educational institutions and the media” was carried out by teachers and students in “Sociolinguist...

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Main Authors: Trejo, Petrona Elsa, Alegre, María Laura
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria 2023
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Online Access:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/ext/article/view/43183
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Summary:In December 2021 and during April and May 2022, a university outreach project called “What contributions does sociolinguistics make to education? Towards a multilingual and multicultural perspective in educational institutions and the media” was carried out by teachers and students in “Sociolinguistics and Education” and “Linguistic Policy and Planning” courses of the Technical College Degree in Bilingual Intercultural Education with a Concentration in Quichua at the National University of Santiago del Estero. The project aimed at contributing to the curricularization of university outreach actions by questioning and raising awareness of the relationship between Spanish and Quichua spoken in Santiago, which gives rise to a frequently stigmatized sociolect that has been silenced through discursive denial or the invalidation of its identity group due to discrimination and marginalization (Albarracín, 2007). The activities included a radio program and educational workshops for students and teachers of educational institutions in the city of Santiago del Estero. In view of a growing need in the educational field, the expected impact of these activities is related to the promotion and development of an educative multilingual and multicultural approach and to the audiences' reflective acceptance of the project. In turn, inter-institutional ties and integration of different sectors of education and communication in the province of Santiago del Estero have been generated.