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Multilingualism and Bilingualism

Multilingualism and Bilingualism

Language Learning and Teaching

Language Learning and Teaching
Mexico’s Indigenous teachers fight to preserve ancient cultures in math class
An article about the Totonac language's 71 different systems of counting and the struggles speakers face to maintain their language when they study math at school in Spanish, which has a different counting system.
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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-mexicos-indigenous-teachers-fight…
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