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Local identity, language and sustainable tourism: results of a survey of Madeira University tourism students about their communities
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This study shows the potential of culture,
society, and language tourism for the sustainable deve lopment of the island of Madeira. The intention is to
ascertain the level of knowledge of students in the higher
professional technical course of tourist information and
marketing at Madeira University about their local identity
and the importance of cultural heritage for sustainable
tourism. The research question is about the role of com munities‘ tangible and intangible cultural heritage (ICH)
(including language or linguistic heritage) for the sus tainability of tourism in the region. The qualitative and
descriptive methodology used is based on data collected
through a questionnaire with open questions applied in
the classroom to 43 tourism students from different locali ties about their cultural heritage and identity. The results
of the sample show that religious festivities, Madeiran
regionalisms and traditional expressions were registered
in Funchal and outside. For the city of Funchal (the capital
of Madeira) there are more indications of tangible cultural
heritage. For the other municipalities, ICH predominates
with diverse local handicrafts and festivities of agricultu ral products. Thus, communities’ preservation of their ICH is fundamental for local identity and sustainability. Stu dents, together with Madeiran cultural associations and local people, have an important role to play in the authen ticity and sociocultural sustainability of regional tourism
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Madeira Island (Portugal) Cultural heritage Linguistic heritage Language or ethnolinguistic tourism Local identity Sustainability . Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades
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