{"id":431,"date":"2022-03-23T01:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T01:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/basicspanishdraft2\/?page_id=431"},"modified":"2025-07-28T02:12:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:12:23","slug":"202-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/202-2\/","title":{"rendered":"SPAN 202"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi, My name is Jamauri Brown and I&#8217;m a senior at Old Dominion University. My  major is Cinema and TV Production and I like to stream and play games in my spare time. My goals is to become an Actor or work behind the scenes like operating the camera. I enrolled in Spanish 202 because I wanted to continue strengthening my Spanish language skills and expand my ability to communicate with others in both personal and professional settings. Learning Spanish is important to me because I recognize how valuable it is to speak more than one language, especially in a country as diverse as the United States. I\u2019m passionate about understanding other cultures, and I believe that learning Spanish allows me to connect more deeply with Hispanic communities and cultures. Beyond grammar and vocabulary, I see language as a tool for building relationships, bridging cultural gaps, and creating opportunities for meaningful dialogue. I plan to use Spanish in my future career, possibly in healthcare, business, or community work, where I can serve Spanish-speaking individuals with respect and empathy. Cultural proficiency matters because it promotes inclusion, awareness, and global thinking like qualities I strive to embody both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experience<\/strong><br>Right now, my experience using Spanish outside the classroom is limited, but I\u2019m excited to change that. This course helped me see the importance of applying Spanish in real-life situations, and I\u2019m eager to seek out opportunities where I can grow. I understand that becoming fluent in Spanish requires practice beyond textbooks, and I\u2019m committed to getting that practice through interactions. I believe true learning happens when you\u2019re immersed in the language and culture, and I look forward to the confidence and understanding that will come from those experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transfer<\/strong><br>Spanish has shown me how important language is across all areas of life. In Spanish 102, we discussed how cultural understanding affects community outreach and services. Spanish fluency adds value in nearly every profession, especially those centered on people. I\u2019ve even seen job listings that shows Spanish proficiency as a preferred skill, especially in marketing, healthcare, and education. Being bilingual opens doors and makes me more adaptable in today\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Hi, My name is Jamauri Brown and I&#8217;m a senior at Old Dominion University. My major is Cinema and TV Production and I like to stream and play games in my spare time. My goals is to become an Actor or work behind the scenes like operating the camera. I enrolled in Spanish 202&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/202-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":23665,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":506,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431\/revisions\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/jbrown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}