Brutzman: MLO5
MLO 5: Cultural Praxis
Pathway One: Student Exchange Program
Cultural immersion is one of the most effective ways of studying a culture and its respective language. I completed the MLO 5’s requirements during fall 2011 through spring 2012, a year of studying abroad in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This experience sparked a new vision for my future of my educational career. Entering the university system in 2009 at Humboldt State University I was dedicated to a Bachelor’s degree in both art history and art studio. I had intended on minoring in Spanish which could be completed through studying abroad within a two semester plan. After four month abroad of taking intermediate Spanish courses which included: mlo 1 language proficiency, the lower division second language requirements. I realized that my future was changing before my eyes and took positive action into my own hands by transferring to CSUMB and majoring in WLC: Spanish emphasis. I changed my desire of being an art teacher to ultimately become a bilingual Spanish teacher.
Within the realm of studying abroad I completed over 30 units. Majority of the units transferred toward my core major if not my general education requirements. The following basic Spanish core requirements are examples of my accomplishments; Span 301: Composition/ Oral Practice, Span 303: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Span 306: Cultures and Civilizations of Spanish Latin America. My emphasis as a World Language and Cultures, Spanish student is Literature and Culture. I also was able to transfer a Latin American Theatre course that examined many plays of South and Central America. Through enrolling in this course, I was exposed to the communities’ theatrical environment in the town of Puntarenas. I was able to see a couple of plays from tragedy to comedy, all in the target language. My professor also thought it a good idea to spend a couple classes talking to and learning from the local acting group.
The unique reality of studying abroad is you learn more outside of the classroom than you do within. Granted you learn the basic structure but the key to learning is applying those structures and repeating until memorized. Taking courses abroad, I am now seeing that my courses covered different MLO areas. This combination was very effective in regards to my learning process and I am so grateful for this experience because it to date propels me to achieve my goal as a Spanish teacher.
Pathway One: Student Exchange Program
Cultural immersion is one of the most effective ways of studying a culture and its respective language. I completed the MLO 5’s requirements during fall 2011 through spring 2012, a year of studying abroad in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. This experience sparked a new vision for my future of my educational career. Entering the university system in 2009 at Humboldt State University I was dedicated to a Bachelor’s degree in both art history and art studio. I had intended on minoring in Spanish which could be completed through studying abroad within a two semester plan. After four month abroad of taking intermediate Spanish courses which included: mlo 1 language proficiency, the lower division second language requirements. I realized that my future was changing before my eyes and took positive action into my own hands by transferring to CSUMB and majoring in WLC: Spanish emphasis. I changed my desire of being an art teacher to ultimately become a bilingual Spanish teacher.
Within the realm of studying abroad I completed over 30 units. Majority of the units transferred toward my core major if not my general education requirements. The following basic Spanish core requirements are examples of my accomplishments; Span 301: Composition/ Oral Practice, Span 303: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Span 306: Cultures and Civilizations of Spanish Latin America. My emphasis as a World Language and Cultures, Spanish student is Literature and Culture. I also was able to transfer a Latin American Theatre course that examined many plays of South and Central America. Through enrolling in this course, I was exposed to the communities’ theatrical environment in the town of Puntarenas. I was able to see a couple of plays from tragedy to comedy, all in the target language. My professor also thought it a good idea to spend a couple classes talking to and learning from the local acting group.
The unique reality of studying abroad is you learn more outside of the classroom than you do within. Granted you learn the basic structure but the key to learning is applying those structures and repeating until memorized. Taking courses abroad, I am now seeing that my courses covered different MLO areas. This combination was very effective in regards to my learning process and I am so grateful for this experience because it to date propels me to achieve my goal as a Spanish teacher.
