MLO 4: Secondary Cultural Knowledge
Outcomes for MLO 4:
In addition to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, the student demonstrates a general knowledge of a socio-cultural group other than a Hispanic one or mainstream American culture. The student develops a basic 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 the second culture.
There are two pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
In addition to the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, the student demonstrates a general knowledge of a socio-cultural group other than a Hispanic one or mainstream American culture. The student develops a basic 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 the second culture.
There are two pathways by which this outcome can be fulfilled:
- The student completes at least one upper division course whose focus is a socio-cultural group not reflected by a Hispanic culture. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history and/or the second cultural group.
- With faculty approval, the student may opt for a more individual pathway, choosing to independently study, research and analyze the working components of the second culture.
Courses taken to fulfill this MLO:
Quechua Language and Culture
Quechua Language and Culture
MLO Reflective Narrative:
To fulfill this particular MLO, I chose to achieve it through pathway option 1; which was completing one course of another socio-cultural group. I took this course while I was studying abroad so I checked with my advisor ahead of time to make sure it met all the requirements, which it did.
By taking this course while studying abroad, I was able to learn about the Quechua culture in a unique way. The class was only taught in Spanish and all my peers spoke Spanish as well, so I was learning Quechua(the language), while trying to speak Spanish as well. It proved to a very difficult task, but at the same time, very rewarding and interesting.
When talking about Quechua, I can guarantee that most people in the world do not know what it is. I found this to be true about Quechua language and culture even as I was studying abroad in a country where there is a small group of Quechua people. What I came to learn through this course and MLO is that most indigenous groups, including the Quechua, are almost extinct and those that are still carrying on their culture and language have been banished to the mountains to live, as they are not considered "modern day" people.
In my opinion, Quechua is by far, one of the hardest languages to learn. It does not follow any other patterns in any other language and it was very difficult to understand the words and pronouncing them was even more difficult. In order to pass the class and fulfill this MLO I took extra time to translate words in Quechua to words in Spanish or English and made flashcards to practice them. In this class the professor liked to go around the room one at a time and ask students question in Quechua, because he thought this was the best way to learn the language, and it appeared to be very affective.
Had I not had to fulfill this MLO, I would have never taken this course or learned as much as I did about indigenous people in South America or about the Quechua culture and people. This MLO opened my eyes to a whole other way of living and group of people that tend to be forgotten about or ignored all together.
I hope to continue learning Quechua so that one day when I travel back to South America I can use this language to communicate with the diverse people I will encounter.
Attached below is a presentation that I did in the Quechua class about the architecture used in this culture.
To fulfill this particular MLO, I chose to achieve it through pathway option 1; which was completing one course of another socio-cultural group. I took this course while I was studying abroad so I checked with my advisor ahead of time to make sure it met all the requirements, which it did.
By taking this course while studying abroad, I was able to learn about the Quechua culture in a unique way. The class was only taught in Spanish and all my peers spoke Spanish as well, so I was learning Quechua(the language), while trying to speak Spanish as well. It proved to a very difficult task, but at the same time, very rewarding and interesting.
When talking about Quechua, I can guarantee that most people in the world do not know what it is. I found this to be true about Quechua language and culture even as I was studying abroad in a country where there is a small group of Quechua people. What I came to learn through this course and MLO is that most indigenous groups, including the Quechua, are almost extinct and those that are still carrying on their culture and language have been banished to the mountains to live, as they are not considered "modern day" people.
In my opinion, Quechua is by far, one of the hardest languages to learn. It does not follow any other patterns in any other language and it was very difficult to understand the words and pronouncing them was even more difficult. In order to pass the class and fulfill this MLO I took extra time to translate words in Quechua to words in Spanish or English and made flashcards to practice them. In this class the professor liked to go around the room one at a time and ask students question in Quechua, because he thought this was the best way to learn the language, and it appeared to be very affective.
Had I not had to fulfill this MLO, I would have never taken this course or learned as much as I did about indigenous people in South America or about the Quechua culture and people. This MLO opened my eyes to a whole other way of living and group of people that tend to be forgotten about or ignored all together.
I hope to continue learning Quechua so that one day when I travel back to South America I can use this language to communicate with the diverse people I will encounter.
Attached below is a presentation that I did in the Quechua class about the architecture used in this culture.
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