Intermediate Quechua I

Catalog description

Quechua, the language of the Inca Empire and still spoken by approximately 8 million people throughout the Andes, is the most spoken indigenous language in the Americas. The program focuses on the development of written and oral communicative abilities in Quechua through an interactive activity-based approach. This intermediate-level course emphasizes students' acquisition of new vocabulary and linguistic structures in a cultural and communicative context. Assessment is based on the students’ ability to use the language while understanding Andean culture, and building on their previous written and oral skills. Lectures will be delivered in English and Quechua.