MLOs (Major Learning Outcomes)
MLO 5: CULTURAL INTERNALIZATION & LANGUAGE IMMERSION
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Hispanic cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experiences, from which they have developed personal understanding and new perspectives of Hispanic communities.
Students develop intercultural communication skills and strategies, and learn to adapt and respond in effective ways.
Pathway 1: Study Abroad: By participating in a study-abroad program in a Spanish-speaking country for one at least summer or one semester. Classes completed in the study-abroad experience may also be counted towards another MLO.
Pathway 2: Latino Heritage Community Project: By participating in and completing a community project in a local Latino community, in the target language.
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Hispanic cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experiences, from which they have developed personal understanding and new perspectives of Hispanic communities.
Students develop intercultural communication skills and strategies, and learn to adapt and respond in effective ways.
Pathway 1: Study Abroad: By participating in a study-abroad program in a Spanish-speaking country for one at least summer or one semester. Classes completed in the study-abroad experience may also be counted towards another MLO.
Pathway 2: Latino Heritage Community Project: By participating in and completing a community project in a local Latino community, in the target language.
MLO 5
Through this MLO, I was able to immerse myself in real Spanish cultural and linguistic surroundings. I was able to absorb these experiences and use them to gain a new perspective on Hispanic cultures, as well as personal understanding of them. The one course that I completed at CSUMB that allowed me to truly absorb all these great experiences was SPAN 495(Special Topics). In this course I needed to complete two interviews with people that come from hispanic backgrounds. These interviews contained ten questions that I came up with that pertained to how they viewed people that are different from them. After completing these interviews I was able to learn so much about their views and beliefs and truly understand that other people believe other things because of these it is best to respect them on their values. This work helped me fill the MLO requirements because it helped me absorb new experiences and perspectives with all kinds of Hispanic cultures and to have a better personal understanding of them. Even though I completed the work I feel that a challenge that still sticks with me is finding the right people to interview because it took me a while to find the right people to interview but after I found them it was really easy to conduct the interview.
Through this MLO, I was able to immerse myself in real Spanish cultural and linguistic surroundings. I was able to absorb these experiences and use them to gain a new perspective on Hispanic cultures, as well as personal understanding of them. The one course that I completed at CSUMB that allowed me to truly absorb all these great experiences was SPAN 495(Special Topics). In this course I needed to complete two interviews with people that come from hispanic backgrounds. These interviews contained ten questions that I came up with that pertained to how they viewed people that are different from them. After completing these interviews I was able to learn so much about their views and beliefs and truly understand that other people believe other things because of these it is best to respect them on their values. This work helped me fill the MLO requirements because it helped me absorb new experiences and perspectives with all kinds of Hispanic cultures and to have a better personal understanding of them. Even though I completed the work I feel that a challenge that still sticks with me is finding the right people to interview because it took me a while to find the right people to interview but after I found them it was really easy to conduct the interview.