Quechua Language and Culture
Course Description:
The course introduces the study of the Quechua language and culture, allowing the permanence value and importance of the Quechua language and culture in South American cultural sphere and the changes it has undergone, over time, in different regions in living with other cultures, such as puquina Western cultures, Aymara, Atacama, and Mapuche.
The course introduces the study of the Quechua language and culture, allowing the permanence value and importance of the Quechua language and culture in South American cultural sphere and the changes it has undergone, over time, in different regions in living with other cultures, such as puquina Western cultures, Aymara, Atacama, and Mapuche.
Course Reflective Narrative:
While I was studying abroad I had the unique opportunity to take a course all about Quechua Language and Culture. One of the reasons I loved this class was that while I was studying abroad and speaking in Spanish I was given the opportunity to learn a third and ancient language; quechua.
Quechua is not only the name of the language but also a culture that belongs to a certain people who are indigenous to certain areas of South America. Quechua is a dying language and I was able to learn the basics of the language through this course and also learn the unique aspects of the culture; and because of this I was able to fulfill MLO 4, which is Secondary Cultural Knowledge.
This class was one of my favorite classes while I was studying abroad because the teacher who taught the class was part Quechua himself and was able to teach us unique information about the language and the culture. This course also focused on other indigenous cultures and languages like Aymara, which can be find in the high mountains of Peru. By taking this course I was made very aware of how diverse the world is and that outside modern civilization there are so many forgotten languages and cultures.
I now know basic salutations in Quechua like, "Napaykullayki, Imaynan kashianki?", which means "Hello, how are you?" I was able to grasp the firm understanding of just how difficult it is to learn these ancient languages and how important it is that we do not lose it in this modernized world.
Attached below is a powerpoint I had to present in class all about the architecture of the Incas and Quechua:
While I was studying abroad I had the unique opportunity to take a course all about Quechua Language and Culture. One of the reasons I loved this class was that while I was studying abroad and speaking in Spanish I was given the opportunity to learn a third and ancient language; quechua.
Quechua is not only the name of the language but also a culture that belongs to a certain people who are indigenous to certain areas of South America. Quechua is a dying language and I was able to learn the basics of the language through this course and also learn the unique aspects of the culture; and because of this I was able to fulfill MLO 4, which is Secondary Cultural Knowledge.
This class was one of my favorite classes while I was studying abroad because the teacher who taught the class was part Quechua himself and was able to teach us unique information about the language and the culture. This course also focused on other indigenous cultures and languages like Aymara, which can be find in the high mountains of Peru. By taking this course I was made very aware of how diverse the world is and that outside modern civilization there are so many forgotten languages and cultures.
I now know basic salutations in Quechua like, "Napaykullayki, Imaynan kashianki?", which means "Hello, how are you?" I was able to grasp the firm understanding of just how difficult it is to learn these ancient languages and how important it is that we do not lose it in this modernized world.
Attached below is a powerpoint I had to present in class all about the architecture of the Incas and Quechua:
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