Fwd: Intensive Quichua @ UWisconsin-Madison

[John F. Schwaller]

>From: Alice Badertscher <abadertscher at facstaff.wisc.edu>
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>KAY CHAKISHKA TIMPUPI,
>RUNA SHIMITAKA YACHAJUPAY
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>LEARN QUICHUA THIS SUMMER
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>2002 Summer Intensive Quichua Institute
>at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
>http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/lacis
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>What is Quichua?
>Quichua is the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua, the most widely spoken of
>all American Indian languages.  Quichua and other Quechuas are known by
>perhaps 7 to 10 million people in the Andean regions from southern
>Colombia to southern Bolivia, and in adjacent parts of Amazonia.  The
>former language of the Inca state, it has a 450- year written literature
>and a rich culture of verbal art.  Ecuador has, since 1990, been the scene
>of vigorous linguistic and ethnic Quichua revitalization movements.
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>About the Institute
>This special eight-week course is designed for people wishing to study
>beginning Quichua intensively.  The Institute is sponsored by the U.S.
>Department of Education and serves students at all levels, faculty and
>researchers, and development personnel who need culturally informed Andean
>communication skills.
>The teaching materials are texts centered on parlukuna, (stories and
>narratives in the colloquial styles of Imbabura Province, Ecuador). The
>teaching method sets priority on cultural authenticity, such as indigenous
>norms of courtesy.  The institute includes extensive enrichment teaching
>on Andean peoples and cultures through lectures, music, films, and guest
>speakers.
>The Institute will take place from June 17 to August 11, 2002. Students
>will enroll for a special eight-week summer session. Instruction is five
>days/week, morning and afternoon.  It carries 8 semester hours of credit.
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>UW-Madison Faculty and Resources
>The lead teacher for the Institute is Dr. Carmen Chuquín AmaguaZa, a
>native speaker of Quichua and Ph.D. in Bilingual Education from the
>University of Illinois.  She will be assisted by an expert in Andean
>Ethnography.
>Other UW faculty and staff with major Andean specialties include
>Professors Josh Posner (Agronomy), Frank Salomon, Anthropology, Karl
>Zimmerer (Geography), Florencia Mallon (History), Steve J. Stern
>(History), Jane Collins (Sociology), Margarita Zamora (Spanish), and Guido
>Podestá (Spanish).  Many members of the Institute for Environmental
>Studies, Land Tenure Center, College of Agriculture, Sociology Department,
>and various life science departments have extensive Andean expertise.
>UW-Madison also possesses exceptional research holdings for Andean work,
>including the unique Land Tenure Center collection, extensive audiotape
>collections, the Helen C. White Textile collection, and the Herbarium.
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>Enrollment and Financial Aid
>A limited number of Title VI FLAS Fellowships are available to graduate
>students in conjunction with the Institute.  The Fellowships cover tuition
>and provide a $2,400 stipend.  Fellowship applications are available from
>the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program, 209 Ingraham
>Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, UW-Madison, WI 53706.  The deadline for
>receipt of fellowship applications is February 11, 2002.
>The Institute is open to graduate students, professionals, and advanced
>undergraduates.  Enrollment is limited to 20 students. Advanced
>application is required.  Graduate students at CIC universities
>(Consortium on Institutional Cooperation, a consortium of Big Ten
>Universities and the University of Chicago) may enroll via the CIC
>Traveling Scholar program; consult the official (usually the dean)
>representing CIC at your home campus.
>Estimated tuition and fees for the Institute (summer 2002 rates were not
>available at the time of publication) for undergraduates and visiting
>"special" students are: resident $1,050.00 and nonresident $4,074.85.  For
>graduate students: resident $1,468.55 and nonresident $5,105.49.
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>Housing
>UW-Madison Residence Halls will be available to students.  For an
>application and complete information, contact the Residence Halls Office,
>Slichter Hall, 625 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, tel. (608)
>262-2545.  The Campus Information, Assistance, and Orientation Office at
>716 Langdon St, Madison WI 53706, tel. (608) 263-2400 can provide
>information on off-campus housing.  Web: http://www.wisc.edu/cac/.
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>Application Information
>Advance application is required.  Applications for admission are due April
>5, 2002.  Note that the application for financial support (see above) is
>separate.  Notifications will be sent by late April. Application forms and
>details are available from the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian
>Studies Program, 209 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI
>53706, attn. Alice Badertscher. E-mail: abadertscher at facstaff.wisc.edu,
>FAX: (608) 265-5851.
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