Attending with SPSS, the Teaching of English Through Nahuatl as a Base Language in San Miguel Canoa

This article presents the quantitative phase of a mixed-methods study that explores the teaching of English using Nahuatl as a base language in the Indigenous community of San Miguel Canoa, Puebla, Mexico. The research aims to understand the pedagogical strategies employed by teachers, the perceptions of students and the community, and the challenges and opportunities of teaching English in this multilingual and multicultural context. The study employs a sequential explanatory design, with a quantitative survey followed by interviews and qualitative observations planned for a later phase. The quantitative results provide initial information on effective strategies for teaching English in Indigenous communities and contribute to the understanding of how the Nahuatllanguage can be preserved and valued in this process.