MLO 5 Cultural Internalization and Language Immersion
MLO 5 Cultural Internalization and Language Immersion:
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Hispanic cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed personal understanding and new perspectives of Hispanic communities.
Note: Students develop intercultural communication skills and strategies, and learn to adapt and respond in effective ways. This MLO may be fulfilled by a study abroad experience or equivalent. Courses taken in a study abroad program may count toward another MLO. Students who choose Pathway 2 will be working on a community project to fulfill this requirement.
I have met MLO 5 of Cultural Internalization and Language Immersion by taking Upper Division Service Learning. In Span 301S-Service Learning in a Chicano/Latino community, we read literature and watched movies an on Chicano's and Latino's. Overall, we enriched our knowledge on those communities in order to improve our Spanish as a whole. For the Service Learning hours I volunteered in an after school program called The Youth Project. There I spent time tutoring children from the grades of Kindergarten to Eight Specifically, I worked with the children who were enrolled at the local Dual Immersion schools. I was one of two tutors who spoke Spanish, so I helped many of the about 30 kids. It was important that I was there to help them with Spanish as most of them had parents who were English speakers only, and would have the help on homework assignment outside of the program.
Another way I met this MLO was by doing a Community Project. I chose to interview two of my coworkers who both immigrated from Mexico. I attribute much of the growth of my Spanish language skills to my job because of the Spanish speaking staff who grew to be like family to me. I speak Spanish with them everyday, and help them translate when need to English speakers. Since I spent so much time at work, I wanted to interview two of my coworkers for the impact they had on me. I asked them questions about how it was coming to the United States for the first time, and struggles that they had, and mainly on the difficulty of finding a good job in a new country. Overall, I learned about their hardships and how they were able to overcome them. My main takeaway from the Community Project was to work hard for your dreams to come true.
Other ways I satisfied this MLO was by traveling. Though technically not counted, I feel it is important to mention the trips I was fortunate to take. As a Spanish major I traveled to Perú, Panamá and Colombia. Each trip further enriched my cultural knowledge. While in each country I was fully immersed in the Spanish language. In Perú, I learned about the Incas and saw Machu Picchu first hand. Machu Picchu was the most fascinating site i've ever seen. It was incredible to hear the stories of how the Incas built it. In Panamá, I learned about the native Panamanians, slave trade, the United States influence on the Panamá Canal. My mother is from Panamá, and therefore my family is there. The amount of joy it brought me to be able to communicate with my family clearly for the first time was unmeasurable. I feel so proud to have a Panamanian heritage and now so even more by speaking Spanish. Most recently, I went to Colombia. In Colombia, I visited historic sites throughout the city of Cartagena. There I learned about the native Colombians, the colonization by Christopher Columbus and the eventual independence. I am grateful for the opportunities I had to travel and enrich my knowledge and awareness. The pictures on this e-portfolio are from my travels. This picture above is from a park in Panamá City. The smaller monument is actually for José Martí, who I had learned about in multiple classes here at CSUMB.
Below is the Community Project I wrote to satisfy MLO 5.
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Hispanic cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed personal understanding and new perspectives of Hispanic communities.
Note: Students develop intercultural communication skills and strategies, and learn to adapt and respond in effective ways. This MLO may be fulfilled by a study abroad experience or equivalent. Courses taken in a study abroad program may count toward another MLO. Students who choose Pathway 2 will be working on a community project to fulfill this requirement.
I have met MLO 5 of Cultural Internalization and Language Immersion by taking Upper Division Service Learning. In Span 301S-Service Learning in a Chicano/Latino community, we read literature and watched movies an on Chicano's and Latino's. Overall, we enriched our knowledge on those communities in order to improve our Spanish as a whole. For the Service Learning hours I volunteered in an after school program called The Youth Project. There I spent time tutoring children from the grades of Kindergarten to Eight Specifically, I worked with the children who were enrolled at the local Dual Immersion schools. I was one of two tutors who spoke Spanish, so I helped many of the about 30 kids. It was important that I was there to help them with Spanish as most of them had parents who were English speakers only, and would have the help on homework assignment outside of the program.
Another way I met this MLO was by doing a Community Project. I chose to interview two of my coworkers who both immigrated from Mexico. I attribute much of the growth of my Spanish language skills to my job because of the Spanish speaking staff who grew to be like family to me. I speak Spanish with them everyday, and help them translate when need to English speakers. Since I spent so much time at work, I wanted to interview two of my coworkers for the impact they had on me. I asked them questions about how it was coming to the United States for the first time, and struggles that they had, and mainly on the difficulty of finding a good job in a new country. Overall, I learned about their hardships and how they were able to overcome them. My main takeaway from the Community Project was to work hard for your dreams to come true.
Other ways I satisfied this MLO was by traveling. Though technically not counted, I feel it is important to mention the trips I was fortunate to take. As a Spanish major I traveled to Perú, Panamá and Colombia. Each trip further enriched my cultural knowledge. While in each country I was fully immersed in the Spanish language. In Perú, I learned about the Incas and saw Machu Picchu first hand. Machu Picchu was the most fascinating site i've ever seen. It was incredible to hear the stories of how the Incas built it. In Panamá, I learned about the native Panamanians, slave trade, the United States influence on the Panamá Canal. My mother is from Panamá, and therefore my family is there. The amount of joy it brought me to be able to communicate with my family clearly for the first time was unmeasurable. I feel so proud to have a Panamanian heritage and now so even more by speaking Spanish. Most recently, I went to Colombia. In Colombia, I visited historic sites throughout the city of Cartagena. There I learned about the native Colombians, the colonization by Christopher Columbus and the eventual independence. I am grateful for the opportunities I had to travel and enrich my knowledge and awareness. The pictures on this e-portfolio are from my travels. This picture above is from a park in Panamá City. The smaller monument is actually for José Martí, who I had learned about in multiple classes here at CSUMB.
Below is the Community Project I wrote to satisfy MLO 5.
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