Mercado: MLO1
MLO 1 : Language Proficiency
Fulfilling this MLO was not difficult since I am a native Spanish speaker. I grew up in Mexico where I received an education in the Spanish language. When I was 15 years old I came to the U.S. and my education in Spanish stopped. It wasn’t until I went to study abroad in Spain, when I was 20, that I began writing and reading in Spanish once again. This is where I fulfilled the Major Learning Requirement number one.
Speaking ability: During my stay in Spain I was able to practice my speaking abilities with teachers, students, and community members. For example, whenever we had discussions in my Literatura Latinoamericana, they would be in Spanish and everyone was encouraged to speak. Also, I had multiple presentations to do in front of my Historia de Lationamerica class. When I was volunteering in a soup kitchen and whenever I went to the gym, I had the opportunity to communicate with Spanish speaking people. Although my Spanish and their Spanish was a little different there weren’t any barriers that stopped me from understanding them.
Listening ability: Listening is an essential ability to develop in life. If you don’t know how to listen or can’t listen because you don’t understand the language, then you are not going to be able to communicate with the other person. I was able to practice this skill in my classes, as well as with friends that I made in Spain. By practicing my listening skills I was capable of give opinions and advice to my friends as well as to other people who asked for it. I also helped many Spanish learners whenever they had questions about grammar or how to pronounce words.
Reading Ability: Reading was a part of my everyday life in Spain. I read more than three books and many articles in Spanish. In my Spanish class, Literatios Granadiños, we had many readings to do about authors from Granada. In my class, Literatura Latinoamericana, we read many articles and books from authors like Jose Marti, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and many others.
Writing ability: Whenever I had an assignment for any of my classes in Spain it had to be written in Spanish. When I wrote my first paper in Spanish I realized that I had not practice writing in a very long time. I had many grammar mistakes, mostly being accents and punctuation. As time passed by I was able to develop my writing skills tremendously. By the end of my academic year in Spain I was getting A’s and B’s on my papers. In my class, Literatios Granadiños and Women in Spanish Literature, 18th to 21st Century, I wrote many essays in Spanish.
Below are some examples of my papers and presentations that I worked on while I studied abroad.
Essays
Sample 1: Carlos Fonseca y las 13 Rosas
Sample 2: Lorca y Bodas de Sangre
Sample 3: Escritores y el compromiso
Presentations
Sample 4: Jose Marti- escritores y el compromiso
Smaple 5: Los Zapatistas
Fulfilling this MLO was not difficult since I am a native Spanish speaker. I grew up in Mexico where I received an education in the Spanish language. When I was 15 years old I came to the U.S. and my education in Spanish stopped. It wasn’t until I went to study abroad in Spain, when I was 20, that I began writing and reading in Spanish once again. This is where I fulfilled the Major Learning Requirement number one.
Speaking ability: During my stay in Spain I was able to practice my speaking abilities with teachers, students, and community members. For example, whenever we had discussions in my Literatura Latinoamericana, they would be in Spanish and everyone was encouraged to speak. Also, I had multiple presentations to do in front of my Historia de Lationamerica class. When I was volunteering in a soup kitchen and whenever I went to the gym, I had the opportunity to communicate with Spanish speaking people. Although my Spanish and their Spanish was a little different there weren’t any barriers that stopped me from understanding them.
Listening ability: Listening is an essential ability to develop in life. If you don’t know how to listen or can’t listen because you don’t understand the language, then you are not going to be able to communicate with the other person. I was able to practice this skill in my classes, as well as with friends that I made in Spain. By practicing my listening skills I was capable of give opinions and advice to my friends as well as to other people who asked for it. I also helped many Spanish learners whenever they had questions about grammar or how to pronounce words.
Reading Ability: Reading was a part of my everyday life in Spain. I read more than three books and many articles in Spanish. In my Spanish class, Literatios Granadiños, we had many readings to do about authors from Granada. In my class, Literatura Latinoamericana, we read many articles and books from authors like Jose Marti, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, and many others.
Writing ability: Whenever I had an assignment for any of my classes in Spain it had to be written in Spanish. When I wrote my first paper in Spanish I realized that I had not practice writing in a very long time. I had many grammar mistakes, mostly being accents and punctuation. As time passed by I was able to develop my writing skills tremendously. By the end of my academic year in Spain I was getting A’s and B’s on my papers. In my class, Literatios Granadiños and Women in Spanish Literature, 18th to 21st Century, I wrote many essays in Spanish.
Below are some examples of my papers and presentations that I worked on while I studied abroad.
Essays
Sample 1: Carlos Fonseca y las 13 Rosas
Sample 2: Lorca y Bodas de Sangre
Sample 3: Escritores y el compromiso
Presentations
Sample 4: Jose Marti- escritores y el compromiso
Smaple 5: Los Zapatistas