Language is the primordial element for cultural transfer in indigenous communities; if it is not practiced, there is a risk of losing it and with it, a large part of the history of a community. Ecuador is a multicultural and multiethnic country with 18 indigenous peoples. Currently, in this country, some native languages are at risk of disappearing due to factors such as racial discrimination, underestimation of the language, and, above all, the lack of interest and motivation of the new generations to learn this language. Information technologies have made it possible to create mobile applications such as games, dictionaries, and translators that promote the learning of the Kichwa language. However, the acceptance of technology has not been evaluated, nor the intention to involve mobile devices in the process of teaching this language. Subsequently the objective of this work is to explore the acceptance of technology and the use of mobile devices to motivate the learning of the Kichwa language. For this purpose, the mobile application “Otavalo Rimay” was used with several students of a Kichwa language learning center. The methodology used to verify the hypothesis of this work was Design Sciences Research (DSR) together with the theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). The instrument used for this evaluation was a survey carried out after the use of the mobile application. The statistical analysis of the results obtained indicates characteristics such as the utility and perceived ease of use, positively influence students to motivate the use of mobile devices in learning a language. The results also show the great technological acceptance by students for learning and confirm that currently, mobile learning is accepted for use in education.

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探索用于土著语言教学的移动学习工具的技术接受度

语言是土著社区文化转移的基本要素；如果不加以实践，就有可能失去它以及社区历史的很大一部分。厄瓜多尔是一个多元文化和多民族国家，拥有 18 个土著民族。目前，在这个国家，由于种族歧视、对语言的低估，尤其是新生代缺乏学习这种语言的兴趣和动力等因素，一些母语面临消失的风险。信息技术使创建移动应用程序成为可能，例如游戏、词典和翻译器，以促进 Kichwa 语言的学习。但是，尚未评估对技术的接受程度，也未评估在教授该语言的过程中涉及移动设备的意图。随后，这项工作的目标是探索技术的接受度和移动设备的使用，以激发 Kichwa 语言的学习。为此，Kichwa 语言学习中心的几名学生使用了移动应用程序“Otavalo Rimay”。用于验证这项工作假设的方法是设计科学研究 (DSR) 以及技术接受和使用理论 (UTAUT)。本次评估所使用的工具是在使用移动应用程序后进行的一项调查。对所得结果的统计分析表明，诸如实用性和感知易用性等特征对学生在学习语言时积极使用移动设备产生积极影响。