Launch of a MOOC in Quechua language

The Quechua language contact kit

This MOOC is a course in Southern Quechua, a language spoken by around 4.2 million people in southern Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile and Argentina. It focuses on three variants from Peru and Bolivia highlighting cross-comprehension between these variants.

It's aimed at everyone, whether or not you've had a first contact with Quechua.

The MOOC is in French, Spanish and English.

MOOC teaser

MOOC presentation by the teaching team: César Itier, Emma Vadillo Quesada, Eduin Coa Soto, Johanna Cordova, Laure Castro Muñoz y Verónica Baño

Training schedule

• October 6, 2025: MOOC registration opens on the France Université Numérique platform
• November 3, 2025: opening of MOOC content

What you'll learn

By the end of this course, you'll know:

• About someone, asking questions
• Introduce yourself, say where you're from
• Talk about your family
• Form simple sentences to talk about what's around you

Format

The duration of this MOOC is 6 weeks.

Each week begins with a Quechua dialogue video, around which the course is then organized.

The 5 course modules follow the following progression each week:

• Vocabulary is first presented (with audio and illustrations), accompanied by exercises to memorize it.
• Grammatical explanations then help you understand how the language works.
• Exercises based on the initial dialogue will enable you to understand it in depth.

Starting in week 3, an interview with a native Quechua speaker (subtitled in French, Spanish or English) will immerse you in Andean culture.

Each week closes with exercises assessing your progress.

Assessment and Certification

This course does not offer certification. However, you will assess your progress throughout the MOOC thanks to self-correcting exercises.