Cultural Reflexion Papers

In order to develop a deeper understanding of culture and avoid creating stereotypes and misconceptions, one needs not only to learn about them but also to reflect on these cultural aspects and to try to identify the perspectives or the values they may represent. Having this knowledge will help you appreciate and communicate more effectively with other speakers of Spanish.

Therefore, you will write two original 450-500-word essays in English in which you analyze a cultural aspect of your choice learned in the course. 

IMPORTANT: Do NOT submit past reflexiones culturales from previous Spanish classes. Doing this is a form of Academic violation. 

Where do you get the information you'll need? You'll see that tons of cultural information are embedded in this course! You'll learn about cultural products and practices in your class activities, your instructor's stories, and in many of the homework assignments. Sections of your textbook such as Primer Contacto or Empezar and homework assignments such as Conectamos nuestras culturas/Viajar, the videos, the movie, the books, and the project El español en Chicago are some of the sources you may want to use to analyze a cultural aspect of the Hispanic world and write your reflexión cultural paper. 

You can find more information about the nature of these assignments as well as the evaluation criteria on Blackboard.