Aymara
Indigenous leaders (mallkus)
in the archaeological site of
Tiwanaku, Bolivia.
Every other year, CLAS offers a three-course summer intensive sequence in Aymara. This is the only course in Aymara offered in the US.
With support from a US Department of Education National Resource Center grant, the Aymara Summer Institute has been offered biannually since 1995 under the direction of course instructor Miguel Huanca, author of the text Aymar Arux Akhamawa, the only Aymara-English textbook available.
2011 Summer Andean Language Institute
The University of Illinois, in partnership with the University of Chicago, will offer a summer Andean language institute in Aymara and Quechua from June 13 - August 5, 2011. The institute will be held at the Urbana-Champaign campus. Applications for the program are due on May 6, 2011. Some FLAS fellowships will be available for the institute.
Visit the UIUC website for all program information. Questions should be directed to Alejandra Seufferheld.
Below you will find course descriptions, fees, and other program details from our 2009 Summer Institute.
Intensive Beginners Aymara 1-2 (LACS 30201-30202)*
June 22 – July 31, 2009
(Students must register for both LACS 30201 and LACS 30202)
Tuition: $5,340*
This 6-week course sequence is appropriate for masters, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students. Aymara is an indigenous language of the Andes, spoken widely in Bolivia and parts of Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Using a variety of authentic cultural materials, including film, literature, music, visual arts and mass media, along with the text Aymar Arux Akhamawa and its accompanying CD-ROM with digital audio dialogues, students acquire proficiency in formal language structures, conversation, aural and written skills, and grammar. At the same time, students incorporate particular meanings embedded within indigenous Aymara cultural concepts and contexts.
Intensive Intermediate Aymara 1 (LACS 30203)*
August 3 – August 28, 2009
(Prerequisite: LACS 30201-LACS 30202 or equivalent)
Tuition: $2,670*
This 3-week course is appropriate for masters, doctoral, and advanced undergraduate students. Aymara is an indigenous language of the Andes, spoken widely in Bolivia and parts of Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Using a variety of authentic cultural materials, including film, literature, music, visual arts and mass media, along with the text Aymar Arux Akhamawa and its accompanying CD-ROM with digital audio dialogues, students advance their proficiency in formal language structures, conversation, aural and written skills, and grammar. At the same time, students incorporate particular meanings embedded within indigenous Aymara cultural concepts and contexts.
For more information: Please contact the University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies at clas@uchicago.edu or phone the Center at 773-702-8420.
* FLAS Fellows must register for LACS 30201-LACS 30202-LACS 30303. Please contact Joshua Beck at jpbeck@uchicago.edu for FLAS Fellow tuition information.
