This work explores educational and community efforts to revitalize the Quichua language in two indigenous Andean communities of southern Ecuador. Analyzing the

Of the approximately 7,000 languages in the world, at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of the twenty-first century. Languages are endangered by a n

With world-wide environmental destruction and globalization of economy, a few languages, especially English, are spreading, while thousands others are disappear

It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This s

Language endangerment has been the focus of much attention and as a result, a wide range of people are working to revitalize and maintain local languages. This