MLO 3: Secondary Culture
Objectives:
3.1. Students describe concepts of culture and use that understanding in their comparison of the target culture with second culture.
3.2. Students will analyze and make connections between the perspectives, ways of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of a second culture.
Courses Taken:
SPAN 325 Hispanic Cinema
Reflective Narrative:
One of the great things of being a part of the World Language and Cultures department at CSUMB, is the fact that they promote not only the studies of target culture, but also of secondary culture. Thus, as a Japanese major in this department, I was able to expand my view culturally and create comparisons between cultures. I did this by taking SPAN 325 Hispanic Cinema for my secondary culture course. Here, I learned a great deal about the culture of Hispanic countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Spain.
As this was a cinema class, the method we used for study was to watch and analyze films. Before each film, our professor would provide us with background information and history about the country it came from, which I felt was very helpful in helping me gain knowledge on the culture. Film is a product that can illustrate ideas, address social issues, and convey the perspectives and practices of a country. Thus, by watching these films we were able to learn more about each country and their culture. This not only helped me to expand my knowledge, but also allowed me to make connections and comparisons to Japanese culture, and my own culture as an American.
For more information on my work during this course, please visit the SPAN 325 page.
3.1. Students describe concepts of culture and use that understanding in their comparison of the target culture with second culture.
3.2. Students will analyze and make connections between the perspectives, ways of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of a second culture.
Courses Taken:
SPAN 325 Hispanic Cinema
Reflective Narrative:
One of the great things of being a part of the World Language and Cultures department at CSUMB, is the fact that they promote not only the studies of target culture, but also of secondary culture. Thus, as a Japanese major in this department, I was able to expand my view culturally and create comparisons between cultures. I did this by taking SPAN 325 Hispanic Cinema for my secondary culture course. Here, I learned a great deal about the culture of Hispanic countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, and Spain.
As this was a cinema class, the method we used for study was to watch and analyze films. Before each film, our professor would provide us with background information and history about the country it came from, which I felt was very helpful in helping me gain knowledge on the culture. Film is a product that can illustrate ideas, address social issues, and convey the perspectives and practices of a country. Thus, by watching these films we were able to learn more about each country and their culture. This not only helped me to expand my knowledge, but also allowed me to make connections and comparisons to Japanese culture, and my own culture as an American.
For more information on my work during this course, please visit the SPAN 325 page.