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Saturday, 5 JanuarySymposiumMarilyn S. Manley (Rowan University)Creating opportunities for outsiders to gain Quechua language accessThis talk details the presenter’s efforts to grant Quechua language access to outsiders, thereby supporting an increase in thegeneral public awareness and maintenance of Quechua. More specifically, the presenter has taught basic Cuzco Quechualanguage within the context of two interdisciplinary, university-level courses, organized two campus visits by Andes Manta, anEcuadorian indigenous music ensemble, and is engaged in the creation of online Quechua language resources within the Museumof Anthropology at Rowan University (MARU). During the fall of 2005, 2008 and 2010, the presenter taught basic Quechua in“Linguistics and Cultures of Native South America”. Also, during spring 2007 and fall 2012, the presenter taught basic Quechuain “Modern Descendants of the Incas: Quechua Language, Culture and History”. The presenter’s work-in-progress, incollaboration with MARU, includes the presentation of Quechua vocabulary and grammar with automatically-graded activitiesand audio and video that include authentic pronunciation and indigenous music.108