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.
Under this criteria, I am taking Japanese 314: Japanese Visual Culture and Media (Fall 2018). During the Summer of 2018, I also studied abroad at Kangwon National University in South Korea. In this program I learned about the Korean culture and participating in basic Korean classes, Tae Kwon Do, a traditional tea ceremony, traditional pottery making and more.
This MLO is so important because sometimes when you are focusing so much on learning so much about one culture, you forget that there is a world full of many different cultures! Although you might think that Hispanic culture and Asian cultures have more differences than similarities, that's not necessarily true. In both cultures, there is a big emphasis on having respect for elders. For example, in both cultures, there is a form of honorifics when speaking with people older than you. Another similarity is the importance of spirituality between both cultures. For example, Mexicans and Japanese have a big respect for their ancestors and both provide offerings for people after they have passed away.
There are differences however and one of the big ones that I have noticed by taking this course is the way of life. In many Hispanic cultures, people tend to be very relaxed and not worry too much about work. People like to focus more on their relationships with other people like their friends and family. In Japanese culture, it seems as though people are constantly working to have good grades or have a really good job. There is less emphasis on time spent with others.
Both cultures are beautiful and I am really glad that I had the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture as a major learning outcome through visual culture and media.
Below is an example of a report that I wrote for my Japanese Visual Culture course. This report was an analysis of photographs from "The Gail Project" of Okinawa.
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.
Under this criteria, I am taking Japanese 314: Japanese Visual Culture and Media (Fall 2018). During the Summer of 2018, I also studied abroad at Kangwon National University in South Korea. In this program I learned about the Korean culture and participating in basic Korean classes, Tae Kwon Do, a traditional tea ceremony, traditional pottery making and more.
This MLO is so important because sometimes when you are focusing so much on learning so much about one culture, you forget that there is a world full of many different cultures! Although you might think that Hispanic culture and Asian cultures have more differences than similarities, that's not necessarily true. In both cultures, there is a big emphasis on having respect for elders. For example, in both cultures, there is a form of honorifics when speaking with people older than you. Another similarity is the importance of spirituality between both cultures. For example, Mexicans and Japanese have a big respect for their ancestors and both provide offerings for people after they have passed away.
There are differences however and one of the big ones that I have noticed by taking this course is the way of life. In many Hispanic cultures, people tend to be very relaxed and not worry too much about work. People like to focus more on their relationships with other people like their friends and family. In Japanese culture, it seems as though people are constantly working to have good grades or have a really good job. There is less emphasis on time spent with others.
Both cultures are beautiful and I am really glad that I had the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture as a major learning outcome through visual culture and media.
Below is an example of a report that I wrote for my Japanese Visual Culture course. This report was an analysis of photographs from "The Gail Project" of Okinawa.