The development of writing in linguistic contact situations: A case study

Abstract

Diverse social representations and linguistic uses coexist in school contexts with cultural diversity. These constructions enable the building of identities in which we place ourselves in the world and through which we establish relationships with others. The school system, as one of the main means of socialization, must guarantee that the communication skills promoted in pedagogical practices sustain and reinforce the links between language and culture, especially in intercultural classrooms. For that reason, we analyzed 31 narrative texts of medium length and in them we were able to witness linguistic uses of Quechua in constructions written in the Spanish language. We argue that these degrees of interference generate difficulties in the understanding and production of speech, so we suggest didactic strategies that facilitate the approach to written composition in contexts of linguistic diversity.