Major Learning Outcome 5:
5.1. Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Japanese cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed a personal understanding and new perspectives of the community.
5.1. Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Japanese cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed a personal understanding and new perspectives of the community.
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Reflective Narrative:
5.1 JAPN 420: Maximizing Abroad fulfilled MLO 5 because it taught us culture and language learning skills that would enable us to more easily immerse ourselves in Japanese society. Through in class-discussions that went over misconceptions or troubles we might have in Japan, we came up with possible solutions or things we could do in those situations. It was also in this course that we went over in detail regarding the Flickr LESCANT Project (see here) and the blog we needed to complete while we would be studying abroad (see here). The actual study abroad experience also fulfilled MLO 5 because it gave me the opportunity to immerse myself fully into Japanese society as I learned about Japanese culture and the Japanese language. By taking Japanese courses taught completely in Japanese, participating in club activities, and living with a homestay, I was able to take advantage of my short time in Japan. While I was learning the language, I also learned about aspects of culture I would not have been able to experience otherwise such as the complexities of living with a Japanese family.
5.1 JAPN 420: Maximizing Abroad fulfilled MLO 5 because it taught us culture and language learning skills that would enable us to more easily immerse ourselves in Japanese society. Through in class-discussions that went over misconceptions or troubles we might have in Japan, we came up with possible solutions or things we could do in those situations. It was also in this course that we went over in detail regarding the Flickr LESCANT Project (see here) and the blog we needed to complete while we would be studying abroad (see here). The actual study abroad experience also fulfilled MLO 5 because it gave me the opportunity to immerse myself fully into Japanese society as I learned about Japanese culture and the Japanese language. By taking Japanese courses taught completely in Japanese, participating in club activities, and living with a homestay, I was able to take advantage of my short time in Japan. While I was learning the language, I also learned about aspects of culture I would not have been able to experience otherwise such as the complexities of living with a Japanese family.