MLO 4: Secondary Culture Other Than Hispanic Cultures
4.1 Students describe concepts of culture and use that understanding in their comparison of Hispanic cultures with a second culture other than those.
4.2 Students will analyze and make connections between the perspectives, ways of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of a second culture other than Hispanic cultures.
MLO 4 Cultura secundaria distinta a las culturas hispanas
4.1 Los estudiantes describen conceptos de cultura y usan esa comprensión en su comparación de las culturas hispanas con una segunda cultura diferente a esas.
4.2 Los estudiantes analizarán y establecerán conexiones entre las perspectivas, las formas de pensar, las prácticas de comportamiento y los productos culturales de una segunda cultura distinta a la hispana.
Courses:
JAP311, JAP314
I completed MLO4 by taking two Japanese courses. In taking these courses, I developed a deeper understanding of the Japanese society and culture through two distinct perspectives. The first course was Japanese Visual Culture and Media. This course was sectioned off by different media forms. These included, but did not limit to, television ads, modern paintings, and manga which I now understand is an important part of Japanese culture as it represents a unique art style while incorporating a script that tells cultural Japanese stories. I was introduced to other forms of Japanese media and the modern art culture, but before this part of the class, I acquired an understanding of older Japanese art forms pertaining to each of their historical periods. Its evolution had a great impact on what Japanese art is appreciated as today. Up until this course, I was not aware of the negative effects of westernization of these Japanese art forms. Manga for example, has been readapted to become a more Americanized form of cartoon rather than being kept as an original and authentic Japanese story told through its own art style, plot, and characters. I related this information to my own studies of the hispanic culture, seeing that westernization of certain practices in some cultures have affected them historically. The second perspective of Japanese society and culture that I developed was through the course Social Issues in Japan. While I gained a great understanding of Japanese art and its importance to the culture, I also wanted to learn more about Japanese as a country entirely, meaning their history, how the country has evolved, and modern day issues that researchers have taken the time to gather crucial information about. One issue that helped make a connection with the study of Hispanic culture was the issue of gender and labor issues which is something just as cultural as it is systemic. The countries of Japan and Mexico for example have their own rich culture but in modern day, there is a struggle to maintain equal pay for women while also balancing the workload at home due to certain cultural practices. Overall, the value of both of these courses about secondary culture were important to me because I made connections as to how Japanese culture has also been affected by many different worldly issues just as other Hispanic cultures.
4.2 Students will analyze and make connections between the perspectives, ways of thinking, behavioral practices, and cultural products of a second culture other than Hispanic cultures.
MLO 4 Cultura secundaria distinta a las culturas hispanas
4.1 Los estudiantes describen conceptos de cultura y usan esa comprensión en su comparación de las culturas hispanas con una segunda cultura diferente a esas.
4.2 Los estudiantes analizarán y establecerán conexiones entre las perspectivas, las formas de pensar, las prácticas de comportamiento y los productos culturales de una segunda cultura distinta a la hispana.
Courses:
JAP311, JAP314
I completed MLO4 by taking two Japanese courses. In taking these courses, I developed a deeper understanding of the Japanese society and culture through two distinct perspectives. The first course was Japanese Visual Culture and Media. This course was sectioned off by different media forms. These included, but did not limit to, television ads, modern paintings, and manga which I now understand is an important part of Japanese culture as it represents a unique art style while incorporating a script that tells cultural Japanese stories. I was introduced to other forms of Japanese media and the modern art culture, but before this part of the class, I acquired an understanding of older Japanese art forms pertaining to each of their historical periods. Its evolution had a great impact on what Japanese art is appreciated as today. Up until this course, I was not aware of the negative effects of westernization of these Japanese art forms. Manga for example, has been readapted to become a more Americanized form of cartoon rather than being kept as an original and authentic Japanese story told through its own art style, plot, and characters. I related this information to my own studies of the hispanic culture, seeing that westernization of certain practices in some cultures have affected them historically. The second perspective of Japanese society and culture that I developed was through the course Social Issues in Japan. While I gained a great understanding of Japanese art and its importance to the culture, I also wanted to learn more about Japanese as a country entirely, meaning their history, how the country has evolved, and modern day issues that researchers have taken the time to gather crucial information about. One issue that helped make a connection with the study of Hispanic culture was the issue of gender and labor issues which is something just as cultural as it is systemic. The countries of Japan and Mexico for example have their own rich culture but in modern day, there is a struggle to maintain equal pay for women while also balancing the workload at home due to certain cultural practices. Overall, the value of both of these courses about secondary culture were important to me because I made connections as to how Japanese culture has also been affected by many different worldly issues just as other Hispanic cultures.
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