SPAN 202

Interpretive, Interpersonal, and Presentational Modes of Communication

Interpersonal Communication

Using talk aboard helped with having a real conversation with a spanish speaking person and with talk aboard I’m able to build confident with speaking in spanish. For the assignment we are given a topic that will based the conversation on and it helps me to get more prepared. Conversations with the professor helps with learning spanish because the professor will ask random questions that will be linked from what we learn from the semester. Also, I get more experience with engaging in spanish with discussion broads and communicating with my classmates in spanish.

Talk aboard 1

I had to have a conversation with my my partner about stereotypes that are in my community and culture.

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Talk aboard 2

My partner and I discuss influencers in the media. I talked about how much influence Kylie Jenner impact on the media and my opinion on her. She also agree with me that some influencers like her has a negative impact. We also talk about custom our family celebrate.

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Exploring Culture

Immerse Me helped exploring culture because with every activity we are placed in a setting where we get the chance on being in spanish speaking country. The interactive setting helps with making it as if I’m apart of the the environment they are living in. The pronunciation portion helps me to clearly understand how to proper say the words in the language. The other sections helps to understand the language to help me get better.

Engaging in Communities

It is important to engage in communities because you get to learn more about different communities and help built and step in to help when people are in need. This also may give knowledge to communities that are unfamiliar to you. By joining the African organization club at ODU it help me to gain knowledge about the food, music, and culture of the community.

Presentational Speaking

I made videos of myself speaking in spanish and one video I spoke about a beauty and feminine care influence that I promoted and why that are seen as a good influence.

Interpretive Listening

Gaston Acurio is a Peruvian chef who trained in Paris and opened a restaurant with is wife. The restaurant was French based because that was what the people was into. Gaston wanted to bring interest in Peruvian cuisine to the world. This video is important because it shows how it is beneficial to share your culture with people in other communities because as he stated French was very popular and if he did not share then there would not be any exposure.

Interpretive Reading

Este texto es una leyenda popular guaraní, originaria de Argentina, Paraguay y Uruguay. La protagonista es la diosa luna Yací que ofrece a un cazador la planta de la yerba mate como regalo. Mientras lees el texto, aplica las estrategias de identificar los sucesos principales del argumento y piensa en la gran pregunta que deberás contemplar al final de esta unidad: ¿Cómo perduran las costumbres a través del tiempo?

Image of two hands holding a mate gourd full of mate tea.