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:
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.
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, theatre.
The courses which fulfill this Major Learning Outcome are SPAN 304, SPAN 307, SPAN 308, SPAN 365, SPAN 425, and SBS 325.
My major emphasis is literature and culture, consequently the bulk of my courses fulfilled this Major Learning Outcome. One of the most fulfilling experiences while in this program was learning about the history of the Spanish language and how it is manifested in literature.
Most of the courses taken emphasized the connection between the written works and how they are a manifestation of the culture which they represent. The courses I took have given me a sound understanding of Hispanic cultures and literature.
The first course at the university dealt with the history and politics of Mexico and my experience throughout it really reassured me that this was the major I wanted to pursue. This course set an expectation for the rest of my time at CSU-MB, but my cultural studies were not limited to Mexico. A few of the courses I took part in focused heavily on Spanish literature and culture. To me this was kind of shocking but only because I have grown up in Latin American and to me they seemed like two completely different cultures. Ignorance aside, I know understand that the relationship between Spain and Latin America goes much deeper than a common tongue and events that occurred 500 years ago.
There are two pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
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.
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, theatre.
The courses which fulfill this Major Learning Outcome are SPAN 304, SPAN 307, SPAN 308, SPAN 365, SPAN 425, and SBS 325.
My major emphasis is literature and culture, consequently the bulk of my courses fulfilled this Major Learning Outcome. One of the most fulfilling experiences while in this program was learning about the history of the Spanish language and how it is manifested in literature.
Most of the courses taken emphasized the connection between the written works and how they are a manifestation of the culture which they represent. The courses I took have given me a sound understanding of Hispanic cultures and literature.
The first course at the university dealt with the history and politics of Mexico and my experience throughout it really reassured me that this was the major I wanted to pursue. This course set an expectation for the rest of my time at CSU-MB, but my cultural studies were not limited to Mexico. A few of the courses I took part in focused heavily on Spanish literature and culture. To me this was kind of shocking but only because I have grown up in Latin American and to me they seemed like two completely different cultures. Ignorance aside, I know understand that the relationship between Spain and Latin America goes much deeper than a common tongue and events that occurred 500 years ago.