Jul 07, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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SPAN 3320 - Yucatecan Civilization
Introduces the student studying abroad with the Ohio University program in the Yucatan to the rich and diverse culture encountered there. Two sections–one theoretical and one applied–will allow the student to begin to understand the sometimes complex issues that form the Yucatecan personality and make it very different from that of other states in Mexico. Offered only in Mexico.
Requisites: SPAN 2120
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Analyzes cultural products and social practices in a detailed manner using frameworks established in disciplines related to coursework in modern languages, such as linguistics, literature, cinema, and cultural studies.
- Comprehends and takes notes on short lectures by the professor in the target language.
- Evaluates references and social contexts of the target cultures from his or her own perspective in class discussions and in writing.
- The successful student: Recognizes, and interprets the significance of, the most commonly cited cultural references (such as landmarks, works of art and literature, historical events and figures, traditions and customs).
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