This document discusses indigenous literacy in Mexico and issues around second language learning. It notes that Mexico has over 100 million inhabitants, with 12 million indigenous people from 62 ethnic groups speaking over 130 languages. While the national illiteracy rate is 8.4%, it is 33% among indigenous people. The government has implemented a bilingual education model to promote literacy and second language acquisition, but there are still critical issues to address like short time periods for literacy in native languages and a need for more culturally appropriate and continuous education programs.

1. INDIGENOUS LITERACY IN MÉXICO: CRITICAL ISSUES ABOUT THE SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING Learning Conference 2007 Johannesburg, South Afric, July 2007

2. MÉXICO COUNTRY Extension : 2 millions Km 2 105 MILLIONS OF HABITANTS 77% urban population 23% rural population 12 millions of indigenous people 22 millions en USA

7. MIB Let’s live better! MIB 2 Numbers and calculations Initial level Intermedium level MIBES 1 Beginnig to read and write in my language MIBES 3 Read and write In my language MIBES 2 Speak Spanish MIBES 4 Beginning to read and write In Spanish MIB 1 Using the writing language ( two languages ) Curricular organization MIBES route , Spanish like second language: monolingual people

8. Initial level Intermedium level MIBI 1 Beginning read and write in my two languages MIBI 2 Write and read in my two languages MIB 1 Using the writing Language ( two languages ) MIB Let’s live better! MIB 2 Numbers and calculations MIBI rout e: bilingual integrated: efficient bilingual people MIB 3 I write my language + 2D