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.
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.
Course Taken:
SBS 348: Maya Civilization
SBS 348: Maya Civilization
Reflective Narrative:
3.2
In addition to Japanese culture, I have always had a fascination with the indigenous people of MesoAmerica. There were other culture course options, but I decided to enroll in this course due to the content it focused on, which was the Mayans and Professor Mendoza. His passion for each topic was quite clear in our lectures and his competency and experience in dealing with this culture was quite clear. I took his Aztec class in Fall of 2015, but due to the number of courses I was taking, I unfortunately had to drop the class. Therefore, because of the way he engaged us in class and my overall interest in these indigenous people, I chose to enroll in Mayan Civilization. We reviewed the different regions they lived in, discussed their kings and queens and looked into their way of life prior to Columbus's entry into America. In order to analyze the culture more, we were assigned Site reports and Major deliverables. In the Site report, we were to summarize the art, archaeology, or other histories of a given Maya or other Mesoamerican archaeological or historical site. We were able to work in groups for this assignment. We chose to research Mayan Traditional clothing such as their everyday wear, their ceremonial wear and the different accessories they used on their body. You can find a sample of my power point below.
3.1
For our final project, my group members and I completed research and presenting on Japanese Yokai and comparing them to MesoAmerican spirits or ghosts and their significance to each culture. The Presentation is titled: Religion. Please see a copy of the power point below.
3.2
In addition to Japanese culture, I have always had a fascination with the indigenous people of MesoAmerica. There were other culture course options, but I decided to enroll in this course due to the content it focused on, which was the Mayans and Professor Mendoza. His passion for each topic was quite clear in our lectures and his competency and experience in dealing with this culture was quite clear. I took his Aztec class in Fall of 2015, but due to the number of courses I was taking, I unfortunately had to drop the class. Therefore, because of the way he engaged us in class and my overall interest in these indigenous people, I chose to enroll in Mayan Civilization. We reviewed the different regions they lived in, discussed their kings and queens and looked into their way of life prior to Columbus's entry into America. In order to analyze the culture more, we were assigned Site reports and Major deliverables. In the Site report, we were to summarize the art, archaeology, or other histories of a given Maya or other Mesoamerican archaeological or historical site. We were able to work in groups for this assignment. We chose to research Mayan Traditional clothing such as their everyday wear, their ceremonial wear and the different accessories they used on their body. You can find a sample of my power point below.
3.1
For our final project, my group members and I completed research and presenting on Japanese Yokai and comparing them to MesoAmerican spirits or ghosts and their significance to each culture. The Presentation is titled: Religion. Please see a copy of the power point below.
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