Los ecuatorianismos como elementos de la identidad cultural y social en el ámbito educativo

Abstract

The research project aimed to determine how ecuatorianismos constitute elements of cultural identity, especially in education. Research theoretically framed the object of study, in our case the language, idioms and their undoubted relationship with the socio-cultural identity. To complete this abstract approach it conducted a survey in the province of Cotopaxi in Latacunga Canton, where a questionnaire consisting of 7 questions for each word was applied and directed 30 Ecuadorians, whose ages ranged between 18 and 67 years. To analyze the data logically and objectively respondents were divided into age ranges and categories (professional and nonprofessional). As a research tool the interview that contained 40 Ecuadorians to establish the level of knowledge, meaning, frequency of use, validity, profile, word level, geographic location and representation that these words were words for respondents was used. Finally, a didactic-pedagogic proposal ecuatorianismos use in education is carried out, by encouraging the development of reports that encourage writing skills, reading and creativity in students.