An electronic book in Hñähñu language to promote the intake of healthy food

Abstract

One of the problems that are faced by elementary school children who belong to any indigenous people and speak an indigenous language is the lack of educational materials and resources that meet their educational needs, especially considering the displacement that many languages and indigenous cultures face in our country. In this regard, teachers are challenged to generate strategies and resources that contribute to preserve these languages in contrast to the dominant ones and also to help students to become familiar with new communication terms and to new communication skills that are fostered by information and communication technologies. As a pre-service teacher and teacher trainer to be of speakers of an indigenous language, it is a huge responsibility to support the preservation of these languages. The standard education curriculum itself suggests to adapt the contents and materials of similar cultural and linguistic regions and to relate them to the context of the students whereas for indigenous elementary education, it is established that it is necessary to use an indigenous language in other social practices of the language, where Spanish is generally used (SEP, 2017 p. 226). In order to look after these curricular notions and some particular needs within the context of an indigenous elementary school located in Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo. It is necessary to create an electronic book that integrates the world view with respect to the language and culture of this indigenous community (Villavicencio y Salgado, 2014). The creation of this electronic book includes the use of certain technological tools like Storyjumper, Power Point and hñähñu language, as it is the indigenous Otomí language that is spoken in Valle del Mezquital. Pre-service teachers who carry out their professional practice have developed this socio-educational project that promotes the intake of healthy food, setting "corn" as a core ingredient.