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🇬🇧 Learn the basics of quechua and travel to the Andes. 🇪🇸 Aprende las bases del quechua y viaja a los Andes en un MOOC.
- Duration: 6 weeks
- Effort: 15 hours
- Pace: ~2h30/week
- Languages: English, french and spanish
What you will learn
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
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- Approach someone, ask questions
- Introduce yourself, say where you're from
- Talking about your family
- Form simple sentences to talk about your surroundings
You'll also get an insight into Andean culture from native speakers who will talk about music, poetry, Andean textiles and llama farming.
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Lo que aprenderán :
Al final de este curso, sabrán cómo:
- Acercarse a alguien, hacerle preguntas.
- Presentarse y decir de dónde son.
- Hablar de su familia.
- Formar frases sencillas para hablar de su entorno.
También conocerán la cultura andina a través del testimonio de hablantes nativos que les hablarán de música, poesía, tejidos andinos y cría de llamas.
Description
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This MOOC is a course in Southern Quechua. Southern Quechua is a language spoken by around 4.2 million people in southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile and Argentina.
The course focuses on three variants from Peru and Bolivia, with an emphasis on intercomprehension between these variants.
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Descripción
Este MOOC es un curso de quechua meridional. El quechua meridional es una lengua hablada por unos 4,2 millones de personas en el sur de Perú, Bolivia y el norte de Chile y Argentina.
Este MOOC se centra en tres variantes de Perú y Bolivia, destacando la intercomprensión entre estas variantes.
Format
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This MOOC lasts 6 weeks.
Each week begins with a video of a dialogue in Quechua, around which the course is then organised.
The 5 modules of the course follow the following progression each week: vocabulary is first presented (with audio and illustrations), accompanied by exercises to help you memorise it.
Grammatical explanations then help you to understand how the language works.
Exercises based on the initial dialogue will help you to understand it in depth.
From week 3 onwards, an interview with a native speaker of Quechua (subtitled in French, Spanish or English) will immerse you in Andean culture.
Each week ends with exercises to assess your progress.
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Formato
Este MOOC dura 6 semanas.
Cada semana comienza con un video de un diálogo en quechua, alrededor del cual se organiza el curso.
Los 5 módulos del curso siguen la siguiente progresión semanal: primero se presenta el vocabulario (con audio e ilustraciones), acompañado de ejercicios para ayudarles a memorizarlo.
Luego, las explicaciones gramaticales les ayudarán a comprender el funcionamiento de la lengua.
Los ejercicios basados en el diálogo inicial les permitirán comprenderlo en profundidad.
A partir de la tercera semana, una entrevista con un hablante nativo de quechua (subtitulada en francés, español o inglés) les sumergirá en la cultura andina.
Cada semana concluye con ejercicios para evaluar sus progresos.
Prerequisites
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There are no pre-requisites for this MOOC. This course is for everyone, whether or not you've had any prior exposure to Quechua.
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Prerrequisitos
Este MOOC no requiere ningún conocimiento previo. Está diseñado para todas las personas, independientemente de si han tenido o no un contacto previo con el quechua.
Required Equipment
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To complete this course, you'll need a computer or tablet with an Internet connection.
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Equipamiento necesario
Para participar, es necesario disponer de un ordenador o una tableta con conexión a internet.
Assessment and certification
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This course does not provide certification. However, you will be able to assess your progress throughout the MOOC through self-correcting exercises.
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Evaluación y certificación
Este curso no ofrece certificación. Sin embargo, podrán evaluar tu progreso a lo largo del curso utilizando ejercicios autocorregibles.
Accessibility
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Video content includes captions for the hearing impaired and subtitles in Spanish, French, and English.
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Accesibilidad
El contenido de los vídeos incluye transcripciones para personas con discapacidad auditiva y subtítulos en español, francés e inglés.
Course plan
- Presentation / Presentación
- What's your name? / ¿Cómo te llamas ?
- Where are you from ? / ¿De dónde eres?
- Are there llamas in your country? / ¿En tu país hay llamas?
- Do you play the charango? / ¿Tocas charango ?
- Do you speak Quechua ? / ¿Ustedes hablan quechua ?
- Do you have a dog or a cat? / ¿Tienes un perro o un gato?
Course team
César Itier
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César Itier is a philologist, professor of Quechua language and culture at Inalco, and a member of the Center for the Study and Research on World Literatures and Oral Traditions (CERLOM).
Emma Vadillo Quesada
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Emma Vadillo Quesada holds a degree in quechua from Inalco and has been teaching it for several years through the Quechua Collective of New York, Inalco, and Watuchi, an association she co-founded in 2024. (watuchi.org)
Eduin Coa Soto
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Eduin Coa Soto studied "Teaching Languages", as well as "Languages, Literatures, and Civilizations" specialization in oral literature at INALCO (master's degrees), where he teaches oral practice courses and modern Quechua texts.
Johanna Cordova
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Johanna Cordova is a postdoctoral researcher in natural language processing (NLP). She teaches the grammar course in the second year of the Quechua Language and Culture program.
License
License for the course content
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License for the content created by course participants
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You are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
Under the following terms:
- Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
- NoDerivatives — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.