MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge
MLO 3: Literary and Cultural Knowledge. The student develops a reasonable 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 Hispanic cultures.
● The student completes between two and six courses (depending on his or her choice of emphasis, as either in language and linguistics knowledge or literary and cultural knowledge) in Hispanic literature, culture or society. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history, religion or other non-Spanish courses specific to Hispanic culture or society.
● The student completes between two and six courses (depending on his or her choice of emphasis, as either in language and linguistics knowledge or literary and cultural knowledge) in Hispanic literature, culture or society. General areas to choose from are: literature, the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political systems), art history, music history, religion or other non-Spanish courses specific to Hispanic culture or society.
Major Learning Outcome 3 is met through a combination of courses that helped develop the understanding for Spanish based cultures throughout the world. By completing this MLO, I feel I have developed a well-rounded cultural understanding of the history, literature, music and art of the Hispanic culture. This MLO was met by taking several different courses of Literary and Cultural knowledge, which include History/Politics of Latin America and Masterpieces of Latin American Literature. In the course "The History/Politics of Latin America" students were introduced to valuable information dealing with the understanding and evolution of countries in Latin America. Much of the content emphasized the importance that revolts played in revolutionizing the systems of government in place as well as breaking free from Spanish control. A common denominator that became apparent was that the majority of the countries went through similar methods for achieving independence. In fact, the information and material provided in this course helped students gain a better understanding of the violent Latin-American history, but also allowed students to understand how through revolt independence was achieved. The overall goal of this class was to introduce the students to historical and cultural history of the Spanish speaking countries, by doing this; the course fulfilled the Major Learning Outcome 3, and exposed students to the evolution of the Latin American continent. In the course Masterpieces of Latin American Literature course students had the opportunity to further understand how contemporary literature came to be as a result of classic literature. The quality of the classical pieces introduced throughout this course was exquisite, and instrumental in understanding how they influenced contemporary writers. Much of the material introduced helped portray the Latin American countries through a contextual immersion, which allowed for a subjective interpretation of the issues at hand. This course fulfilled the requirements laid out by the Major Learning Outcome 3, which encompasses the Literary and Cultural knowledge outcome. At the end of this course I had the ability to understand the meaning and motives behind some of the pieces that were dealt throughout the course. This understanding of material dealt in class gave me and other students the confidence to analyze material unbiased. Through this courses students were given the opportunity to learn about a society that played an important role in the development of all the Americas continent. This importance carries over to modern day society as a result of the influence that the Hispanic culture has on the world. This influence is seen in many aspects of modern day society through, for example, the culinary arts, rituals and expansion of diverse communities.