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.
Pathway 2 completed: La osadía de dos mujeres mexicanas inmigrantes
Due to family circumstances I was not able to study abroad (although I highly recommend if possible), despite that I had the privilege to complete a community project in my hometown in Salinas, California. This project helped me understand different cultural perspectives and I also was able to put into practice my communication skills. My theme for the project was immigration. I was able to interview two courageous women who decided to cross the the U.S-Mexican Border in order to have the American Dream. These women had to leave everything behind, their country, their homes and their children. I compared these two real life experiences to the two narratives of Reyna Grande one which is a fictional text and the other a non fiction which is her memoir. The two books are Across a Hundred Mountains and A Distance Between Us. These texts focus on immigration and the experiences of the protagonists are also reflected on the two experiences of the women I interviewed.
Due to family circumstances I was not able to study abroad (although I highly recommend if possible), despite that I had the privilege to complete a community project in my hometown in Salinas, California. This project helped me understand different cultural perspectives and I also was able to put into practice my communication skills. My theme for the project was immigration. I was able to interview two courageous women who decided to cross the the U.S-Mexican Border in order to have the American Dream. These women had to leave everything behind, their country, their homes and their children. I compared these two real life experiences to the two narratives of Reyna Grande one which is a fictional text and the other a non fiction which is her memoir. The two books are Across a Hundred Mountains and A Distance Between Us. These texts focus on immigration and the experiences of the protagonists are also reflected on the two experiences of the women I interviewed.