MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
The student develops a reasonable understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions) and the cultural products – both tangible and intangible (for example, art, history, literature, music) — of Hispanic cultures.
There are two pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
Reflective Narrative:
In order to fulfill this MLO I went through Pathway 1 and took several classes due to my emphasis being Literature & Culture. Two of the main classes I took to fulfill this requirement were Span 321 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature and Span 425 La Literatura Mexicana. In these classes I learned a lot about Hispanic literature, mostly old as compared to any modern pieces which gave me a good background of what types of literature were popular during types of centuries. These classes have challenged me the most of any other MLO. Being that Spanish is my second language it was very hard for me to interpret these types of literary works without discussing it in class which thankfully we did. Even if these pieces of literature were in English there would still be hard conflicts for me to understand. These classes gave me a really good sense of what it means to "analyze" a story. While covering over a thousand years of Hispanic literature in just a semester it was hard to keep all of that information at once but it definitely a good challenge and above all interesting. After every class I speak with my classmates and we all discuss how much further we wanted to go in the story to analyze it even more. My favorite part of all of these classes was the discussions of the themes in each book or story. It makes me want to read the stories over and over again to really gain the knowledge of the concept of the story.
The student develops a reasonable understanding of the ways of thinking (ideas, beliefs, attitudes, values, philosophies), the behavioral practices (patterns of social interactions) and the cultural products – both tangible and intangible (for example, art, history, literature, music) — of Hispanic cultures.
There are two pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
- Pathway 1: The student completes between two and six courses (depending on his or her choice of emphasis, as either in language and linguistics knowledge or literary and cultural knowledge) in Hispanic literature, culture or society. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history, religion or other non-Spanish courses specific to Hispanic culture or society.
- Pathway 2: With prior approval and guidance from WLC faculty, the student may opt for a more individual pathway. He or she may choose to independently study, research and analyze four of the following areas as they are reflected in the civilization or national culture of the language chosen to study: architecture, dance, dress, fiction, healing processes, high art, issues of gender and racial equity, music, national history, poetry, political systems, popular art, religious beliefs, theater.
Reflective Narrative:
In order to fulfill this MLO I went through Pathway 1 and took several classes due to my emphasis being Literature & Culture. Two of the main classes I took to fulfill this requirement were Span 321 Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature and Span 425 La Literatura Mexicana. In these classes I learned a lot about Hispanic literature, mostly old as compared to any modern pieces which gave me a good background of what types of literature were popular during types of centuries. These classes have challenged me the most of any other MLO. Being that Spanish is my second language it was very hard for me to interpret these types of literary works without discussing it in class which thankfully we did. Even if these pieces of literature were in English there would still be hard conflicts for me to understand. These classes gave me a really good sense of what it means to "analyze" a story. While covering over a thousand years of Hispanic literature in just a semester it was hard to keep all of that information at once but it definitely a good challenge and above all interesting. After every class I speak with my classmates and we all discuss how much further we wanted to go in the story to analyze it even more. My favorite part of all of these classes was the discussions of the themes in each book or story. It makes me want to read the stories over and over again to really gain the knowledge of the concept of the story.