INTENSIVE QUECHUA SUMMER COURSE IN CUSCO
Cusco is one of the most captivating cities in Latin America,
with more than 1000 years of continuous history. The inhabitants
of the city and the region are descended from the Quechua speaking
groups that formed the core of the Inca Empire known in runasimi
as Tawantinsuyu: the land of the 4 quarters.
Quechua is widely spoken in the South American highlands: there is an estimated 10 million Quechua speakers living mostly in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Although the various dialects are mutually understandable, the Cusco dialect is usually considered the most important both for the actual number of its speakers, as well as for its historical prevalence in pre-colonial and colonial times.
The Intensive Quechua Summer Course in Cusco is co-organized between U. Michigan and the Centro Tinku and students have the possibility of receiving U. Michigan credit.
If you chose to be housed in homestay, you will be staying in
selected families, all of which have quechua-speaking members.
This will give you the opportunity to speak and interact with
Quechua speakers in a real-life setting.
Additionally, we are planning some travel to fiestas and traditional events where you will be able to test your linguistic skills.
Our intensive program consists of 3 levels (Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced) taught 4 hours a day, five days a week, plus a daily 2-hour workshop every afternoon where you will be able to get language and grammar support.
More Information:
Please check the Registration Form and Payment Form.
ACADEMIC
SCHEDULE
(25 June – 16 August 2008)
week one (6/25 to 6/29)
6/25
8:00am: General orientation (health and safety)
Orientation to Cusco and Centro Tinku.
Orientation to Program and Placement.
6/26 to 6/27
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
week-end one
free week-end.
Students may relax with their host-family, visit Cusco markets and tour museums and churches
week two (6/30 to 7/4)
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
week-end two (Quechua mass and cattle market)
Saturday 7/7
Daytrip trip to Combapata.
Mass in Quechua.
Visit of cattle market
Return to homestay
week three (7/7 to 7/11)
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
week-end three
free week-end.
week four (7/14 to 7/18)
8:00 am to 12:00 am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
Mamacha Carmen
On Wed 16, all levels will have a day trip to Pisac for the celebration of the Virgin of Carmen. Return to Cusco in the evening.
week-end four
free week-end.
week five (7/21 to 7/25)
8:00 am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
week-end five (Fiestas Patrias)
This is a 4-day week-end.
We recommend a trip to Titicaca and stay in a Quechua-speaking community on Amantani Island.
week six (7/30 to 8/1)
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
8/1 Pago a la tierra.
Ritual to the Earth Mother.
Performed by a local paco in Quechua
week-end six
free week-end
week seven (8/4 to 8/8)
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
week-end seven
Free week-end
Tinku can help organize a class-trip( for instance to Machu Picchu)
week eight (8/11 to 8/16)
8/11 to 8/13
8:00am to 12:00am
Quechua levels 1, 2 and 3
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Grammar and conversation clinic
8/14 Preparation for exams. No classes
8/15 Oral exam, written exam and in-class presentation
8/16 Departure form Cusco
Centro Tinku
Calle Nueva Baja 560
Cusco, Peru
telefax (51-84) 249737
info@centrotinku.com
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