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Intermediate Quechua Language and Culture II


Course Description

A continuation of Intermediate Quechua Language and Culture I. Focus is on developing students' reading, writing, and speaking skills. Students are exposed to advanced texts written in Quechua for which they will prepare translations. Students will prepare Quechua writing/speaking portfolios. Conducted in English and Quechua. Knowledge of Spanish is useful but not required.


Athena Title

INTER QUECHUA II


Prerequisite

QUEC 2001


Semester Course Offered

Offered spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Develop an intermediate knowledge of literature (oral histories, traditional stories) in Quechua. 2. Understand and apply rules of pronunciation of the Cusco- Collao variety of Quechua, including phrasal and sentence-level intonation. 3. Understand, recognize, and apply a broad range of grammatical structures, including word formation, sentence structure, and grammatical particles. 4. Produce, recognize, and utilize a wide range of advanced vocabulary covering different topics of cultural and social relevance in the Quechua-speaking world. 5. Engage in spontaneous conversational interaction in Quechua covering a broad range of topics. 6. Read, understand, and analyze texts written in Quechua. 7. Produce translations of Quechua texts into English (or Spanish).


Topical Outline

Historical, Cultural, and Linguistic Topics 1. Topics in the linguistic study of Quechua 2. Quechua in the Amazonian Region Language Topics 1. Patterns in Quechua intonation 2. Advanced conversational strategies 3. Review and development of verb forms, complex sentence structures, and verbal and nominal suffixes 4. Temporal, affirmative, connective, and interjective particles 5. Advanced Vocabulary 6. Development of reading skills for texts in Quechua 7. Development of writing and speaking skills in Quechua 8. Translations of Quechua texts into English/Spanish


General Education Core

CORE IV: World Languages and Global Culture