Integrative Narrative
In my senior year of high school, I was determined to study business administration. However, I did not see a future with that. It was not until I took my first Spanish class at Hartnell Community College that there was a spark. I loved the Spanish class I took my first semester at Hartnell because it reminded me of how amazing the Hispanic culture and language are. I realized that my true vocation was to be a teacher and help children, youth or adults. With this specialization, I will also have the prior knowledge to better communicate with Spanish-speaking people.
After college, I decided to transfer to California State University, Monterey Bay because it is a university close to my community. I have learned a lot from my teachers and my classmates, like how to better communicate with each other and how to think positively to stay on track. The values of CSUMB have also influenced me to focus on my career and keep working to achieve my goal. Also, to learn more about what I want and to know the different cultures of the world. I think that going to university has been a challenge from which I have learned a lot. The amazing thing about the Spanish program is that we did not just learn about critical studies in the Spanish language. While we were able to greatly improve our interdisciplinary communication skills, every class from literature to linguistics had the lingering question of how it impacts us personally. In linguistics, I have learned to appreciate my voice, even if I forgot the words or could not understand exactly what someone was saying. Language has variation and I was a valued member of this variation.
I am most proud of my work in my linguistics, literature, and culture classes. Linguistics, while complex, explained the functions of the language of study but also how that applied to cultural impacts. Literature explained to me both the pain and beauty of human existence which took me into an endless amount of rabbit holes. Culture not only exposed me to different cultures such as Spanish culture and history, Mexican culture and history and learning about other Spanish-speaking countries gave me an understanding of how diverse the world is both culturally and linguistically. To bring all of that together, I had the opportunity to improve my communication skills through MLO 1 and apply that through MLO 6 in my presentation and written report in the capstone project. Through community immersion conducted as part of MLO 5, I was also able to critically study Spanish speaking communities and immerse myself in the Spanish language. All of these Major Learning Outcomes facilitated an innovative learning environment to carry myself into my future studies and career.
In the future, I aspire to continue to improve all across the board in terms of communication, but my main goal is to finish college and get my bachelor's degree so I can continue studying and get my credential as an educator. I want to teach at every school level, elementary, high school and even at a community college, to help people of all ages to continue studying. I also want the Spanish language to continue to be transmitted from generation to generation in the lives of my students; to instill in them this love for Hispanic cultures. Not only do I want to keep my degree and my credentials because it is one of my dreams to obtain a master's degree, but I also hope to move to another country where I could pursue this same career. I have my mindset on moving to Michoacán, México. Through constant practice and immersion, I hope to strengthen my confidence so that I can focus on communication rather than what I am thinking at the moment.
After college, I decided to transfer to California State University, Monterey Bay because it is a university close to my community. I have learned a lot from my teachers and my classmates, like how to better communicate with each other and how to think positively to stay on track. The values of CSUMB have also influenced me to focus on my career and keep working to achieve my goal. Also, to learn more about what I want and to know the different cultures of the world. I think that going to university has been a challenge from which I have learned a lot. The amazing thing about the Spanish program is that we did not just learn about critical studies in the Spanish language. While we were able to greatly improve our interdisciplinary communication skills, every class from literature to linguistics had the lingering question of how it impacts us personally. In linguistics, I have learned to appreciate my voice, even if I forgot the words or could not understand exactly what someone was saying. Language has variation and I was a valued member of this variation.
I am most proud of my work in my linguistics, literature, and culture classes. Linguistics, while complex, explained the functions of the language of study but also how that applied to cultural impacts. Literature explained to me both the pain and beauty of human existence which took me into an endless amount of rabbit holes. Culture not only exposed me to different cultures such as Spanish culture and history, Mexican culture and history and learning about other Spanish-speaking countries gave me an understanding of how diverse the world is both culturally and linguistically. To bring all of that together, I had the opportunity to improve my communication skills through MLO 1 and apply that through MLO 6 in my presentation and written report in the capstone project. Through community immersion conducted as part of MLO 5, I was also able to critically study Spanish speaking communities and immerse myself in the Spanish language. All of these Major Learning Outcomes facilitated an innovative learning environment to carry myself into my future studies and career.
In the future, I aspire to continue to improve all across the board in terms of communication, but my main goal is to finish college and get my bachelor's degree so I can continue studying and get my credential as an educator. I want to teach at every school level, elementary, high school and even at a community college, to help people of all ages to continue studying. I also want the Spanish language to continue to be transmitted from generation to generation in the lives of my students; to instill in them this love for Hispanic cultures. Not only do I want to keep my degree and my credentials because it is one of my dreams to obtain a master's degree, but I also hope to move to another country where I could pursue this same career. I have my mindset on moving to Michoacán, México. Through constant practice and immersion, I hope to strengthen my confidence so that I can focus on communication rather than what I am thinking at the moment.