Program Description

The main objective of this program is to introduce students to Inca culture and to teach Spanish as a second language through the use of two structured and connected courses. The program uses a dynamic methodology that will include visits to Inca archaeological sites, historic colonial areas and museums in the city of Cusco and in its surrounding valleys. With the specialized guidance of professors, students will acquaint themselves with Inca culture and study Spanish in a city that combines ancient history with a vibrant contemporary culture. In this environment, students will achieve a full understanding of the Andean mentality that is, in short, the foundation of Peruvian culture.

Coordinator

Edwin Chinen

Edwin Chinen has been teaching English as a foreign language and Spanish as a foreign and second language for thirteen years. He assists the Academic Coordination at Idiomas Católica, PUCP’s language center. He is certified to administer international exams both in English (ETS TOEFL iBT and Cambridge ESOL) and Spanish (DELE exams). He has been part of the Spanish in Cusco and Inca Culture Project for the last five consecutive years, designing his own material and suiting it to the students’ needs and levels. He has actively participated in the course designing of all the Spanish Language Programs for international students at PUCP. He does language teaching training focusing in the use of technology in the second/foreign language class.

Adjunct professors

Leticia Quiñones (BA in History) – Inca Culture teacher

She has published “Los funcionarios de Dios. La reforma de la Iglesia del Perú a fines del siglo XVIII” (2004), “El Perú en la vitrina” and El progreso material a través de las exposiciones (1851-1893) (2007).

Marcia Rodríguez – Spanish teacher

Marcia Rodríguez Núñez has been a Spanish and English teacher at Idiomas Católica for 22 years. She has been certified, by the Instituto Cervantes - Spain, to administer DELE exams and is part of the Spanish in Cusco Program.

 

Location

Cusco, Ollantaytambo, Pisac, Machu Picchu and Lima.

Coordinator

Professor Edwin Chinen.

Adjunct Professors

Leticia Quiñones (BA in History) – Inca Culture teacher

Marcia Rodríguez – Spanish teacher

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Syllabus Cultura Inca

Syllabus Español Elemental

Syllabus Español Intermedio