MLO 3: Secondary Culture
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.
Class taken:
SPAN 325- Hispanic Film
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. After taking the Visualizing Japan course, which entailed watching movies among other things, I was able to expand my view culturally by juxtaposing both the Japanese films and Hispanic films, and then once again by comparing it to my own Chinese-American culture. By taking Hispanic Cinema for my secondary culture course requirements, 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 Chinese-American.
refer to Terms-Fall 2013 SPAN 325 for evidence