Instituto Lingüístico de Verano
Encyclopedia
The Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (abbreviated ILV, in Summer Institute of Linguistics) is a non-profit organization
based in Peru
that serves as the branch affiliated with SIL International
. collaborating with the Ministry of Education
in activities that concern ethno-linguistics
investigation (subject that studies in depth the knowledge of every language
and prepares diverse educational materials) and the social and educational promotion of the vernacular
-speaking communities, by means of the literacy
and training programs to form native teacher
s.
The qualified educators by the ILV devote themselves not only to reading and writing
teaching in their communities in their own native languages, but also in Spanish
. They teach in both languages progressively to achieve a suitable social and cultural integration of the settlers.
The children' progress has arosen the desire to learn how to read in adults. For them there are programs that integrate basic notions of arithmetic
, hygiene
and Spanish
, to facilitate their development in daily life.
The ILV also offers its cooperation, when it is requested, in different campaigns of the Ministry of Health
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
based in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
that serves as the branch affiliated with SIL International
SIL International
SIL International is a U.S.-based, worldwide, Christian non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages,...
. collaborating with the Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education (Peru)
The Ministry of Education in Peru was created on February 4, 1837, in times of fervor caudillista and republican agitation of a country that arises to the independent life, don Andrés de Santa Cruz, Captain general and President of Bolivia, Big Pacifying Marshall of Peru, Supreme Protector of the...
in activities that concern ethno-linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
investigation (subject that studies in depth the knowledge of every language
Language
Language may refer either to the specifically human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication, or to a specific instance of such a system of complex communication...
and prepares diverse educational materials) and the social and educational promotion of the vernacular
Vernacular
A vernacular is the native language or native dialect of a specific population, as opposed to a language of wider communication that is not native to the population, such as a national language or lingua franca.- Etymology :The term is not a recent one...
-speaking communities, by means of the literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
and training programs to form native teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
s.
The qualified educators by the ILV devote themselves not only to reading and writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
teaching in their communities in their own native languages, but also in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. They teach in both languages progressively to achieve a suitable social and cultural integration of the settlers.
The children' progress has arosen the desire to learn how to read in adults. For them there are programs that integrate basic notions of arithmetic
Arithmetic
Arithmetic or arithmetics is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of combining numbers...
, hygiene
Hygiene
Hygiene refers to the set of practices perceived by a community to be associated with the preservation of health and healthy living. While in modern medical sciences there is a set of standards of hygiene recommended for different situations, what is considered hygienic or not can vary between...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, to facilitate their development in daily life.
The ILV also offers its cooperation, when it is requested, in different campaigns of the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health (Peru)
The Ministry of Health of Peru is an entity of the Peruvian government responsible for the healthcare sector.-History:Upon the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of the Peruvian medical researcher Daniel Alcides Carrión, the government enacted the creation of the Ministry of Public...
.
See also
- SIL InternationalSIL InternationalSIL International is a U.S.-based, worldwide, Christian non-profit organization, whose main purpose is to study, develop and document languages, especially those that are lesser-known, in order to expand linguistic knowledge, promote literacy, translate the Christian Bible into local languages,...
- Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Mexico)Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (Mexico)The Instituto Lingüístico de Verano A.C. is a non-profit organization incorporated in Mexico with the legal status of a civil association...
, the equivalent organization in Mexico
External links
- ILV Peru, website and information hosted at the SIL International website