Portuguese 394NI - Integrative Experience/Portug

This course will help students reflect upon the way in which their education as Spanish majors relates to their life experiences and aspirations. It will also give them an opportunity to reflect upon the way in which their overall education prepares them to life and career after the university. Throughout the semester we will explore their personal and education experiences and examine opportunities in study abroad, service learning and internships, considering how these programs fit in with their other studies, and the way these prepare them to move on into the professional world. Students are expected to approach the readings and class discussions from a critical, yet self-reflexive perspective. By the time they finish this course, they should be able to think critically about their education, choices during it, and plans after graduation. Students will write two blog posts reflecting upon their major, their general education, their service, and/or study abroad, and the way this has prepared them to move on into the professional world. Students will also make a public presentation reflecting upon their experiences as Spanish majors, and write, as a group, a document recommending classes and other activities to future Spanish majors. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-PORTUG majors.