MLO 5 CULTURAL PRAXIS (CULTURAL INTERNALIZATION & LANGUAGE IMMERSION)
The student demonstrates that he or she has been actively immersed in and has internalized Hispanic culture.
There are three pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
Spanish 307
Spanish 306
I had already completed this MLO before taking these courses because I lived in Mexico for fourteen years. When I was living there, I learned to appreciate the Mexican culture. I grew up with that culture, for me there was not any other culture. The Mexican culture has a lot to offer, for example, we have mariachi, tamales, mole, and a tremendous variety of traditions. I remember that when I was in Mexico, I had a celebration almost each month. We celebrated all saints by having a party full of food, music and great friends. I also went to school in Mexico, so before taking these classes I knew how the education system worked. In Mexico, when we finish sixth grade we do not call the next year seventh grade, we call it secundaria. When I was about to finish seventh grade in Mexico, my parents decided to come to the US. That is a whole different story, so I am going to stop there. Even though I already had a good understanding of Mexico’s culture, Spanish 306 and 307 helped me expand my knowledge. Spanish 307 was just about Mexico and its people. I loved this class because I did not know that much about Mexico’s government. I just knew the famous names, but I did not know what these people did for Mexico. Throughout the whole semester, we focused on learning how these people helped Mexico to obtain its independence. It was a great class because when I was taking it, I felt that I was in my school in Mexico. I have to mention that the teacher was also a great factor to make the class an awesome experience. It seemed that he knew everything about Mexico’s history. Every time someone asked him a question, he had an answer for it. I do not know how he could remember all the names and facts; it was unbelievable. The other class that helped me attain this MLO 5 requirement was Spanish 306. In this class, we talked about different Latin America cultures. We did not have enough time to discuss everything about all Latin America cultures, but we learned the most important facts about them. We learned this facts by reading one book, watching documentaries, and group discussions. The teacher of this class was the same teacher from my Spanish 307 class, so taking this class was the best. I am so happy I took these two classes with him.
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There are three pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
- By participating in a study-abroad program in a Spanish-speaking country for at least one semester. WLC's Spanish program has exchange agreements with the University of Aguas Calientes and the University of Queretero in Mexico, and the University of Córdoba in Spain. In addition, through CSU International Programs, you can study at universities in Madrid or Granada, Spain or in Santiago, Chile.
- By living and working in a local heritage community over an extended period of time without interruption for at least two years.
- By participating in and/or completing 10 of the following cultural learning scenarios with accompanying documentation, in the target language:
- Participate in service learning within a local heritage community for a minimum of eight weeks beyond the actual service learning requirement.
- Make a minimum of three home-visits in the local heritage community to interact and communicate with members of the Hispanic culture regarding topics of personal interest, the community, culture and language.
- Attend or view via media a minimum of 10 cultural events and /or social activities of Hispanic culture.
- Actively participate and/or perform in a school or heritage community event or celebration.
- Participate in a heritage-community project (of some duration) that requires proficiency in Spanish and knowledge of Hispanic cultures.
- Conducting a one hour in-depth interview with a speaker of Spanish, eliciting, in a conversational manner, comments of a biographical nature, cultural and social observations and anecdotal reflections.
- View and comment on 10 movie-length films produced within and about Hispanic culture.
- Participate at least five times in organized sports or recreation activities of Hispanic culture.
- Demonstrate cultural skills by making hotel reservations, ordering meals and shopping in stores or markets in heritage settings where Spanish is spoken. This objective is assessed by faculty.
Spanish 307
Spanish 306
I had already completed this MLO before taking these courses because I lived in Mexico for fourteen years. When I was living there, I learned to appreciate the Mexican culture. I grew up with that culture, for me there was not any other culture. The Mexican culture has a lot to offer, for example, we have mariachi, tamales, mole, and a tremendous variety of traditions. I remember that when I was in Mexico, I had a celebration almost each month. We celebrated all saints by having a party full of food, music and great friends. I also went to school in Mexico, so before taking these classes I knew how the education system worked. In Mexico, when we finish sixth grade we do not call the next year seventh grade, we call it secundaria. When I was about to finish seventh grade in Mexico, my parents decided to come to the US. That is a whole different story, so I am going to stop there. Even though I already had a good understanding of Mexico’s culture, Spanish 306 and 307 helped me expand my knowledge. Spanish 307 was just about Mexico and its people. I loved this class because I did not know that much about Mexico’s government. I just knew the famous names, but I did not know what these people did for Mexico. Throughout the whole semester, we focused on learning how these people helped Mexico to obtain its independence. It was a great class because when I was taking it, I felt that I was in my school in Mexico. I have to mention that the teacher was also a great factor to make the class an awesome experience. It seemed that he knew everything about Mexico’s history. Every time someone asked him a question, he had an answer for it. I do not know how he could remember all the names and facts; it was unbelievable. The other class that helped me attain this MLO 5 requirement was Spanish 306. In this class, we talked about different Latin America cultures. We did not have enough time to discuss everything about all Latin America cultures, but we learned the most important facts about them. We learned this facts by reading one book, watching documentaries, and group discussions. The teacher of this class was the same teacher from my Spanish 307 class, so taking this class was the best. I am so happy I took these two classes with him.
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