Recopilación de leyendas de los sectores del cantón Chambo en una colección de cuentos ilustrados, dirigido a niños de cuarto año de educación básica.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to collect legends as a target in the sectors of the canton Chambo through cultural integration in different spaces, in addition to the preservation of the knowledge of legends by means of the making of a collection of illustrated stories, being this an effective way of strengthening the cultural identity of the youngest inhabitants by motivating them to the habit of the reading. The methodology used in the present investigation was; of documentary type and of field that allowed to gather and select the original legends, of which there was obtained 54 bibliographical sources and 31 of living sources with the device of interviews, preparing a record arranged by means of file. Subsequently two methods were applied with a qualitative approach; Ethnographic: which allowed the visualization of the experiences, attitudes, beliefs and reflections of the inhabitants, so also characteristics such as attitudes, behaviors, values and experiences of the children of fourth year of Basic Education; Inductive: a systematic random sampling was applied that formed the sample of 66 students who belong to the schools "Leopoldo Freire", "Mercedes Amelia Guerrero" and "Fray Enrique Vacas Galindo" to know the requirements and preferences as for illustrations, colors, typographies and other fundamental elements of the design with the help of the survey, these characteristics achieved a high level of acceptance in the children, demonstrating the preservation of the legends with the suitable and representative to them. During the design process Ramon Ortega's "Methodology for Illustration from Creative Thinking" was used. This research corroborated the loss of dissemination of the legends in the current generation of children, therefore it is recommended to use graphic resources suitable that help the child to generate major cultural knowledge that could remain in its memory, and it turn out to be easier and interesting to learn to them.