What: Webcast Informe Cultural is presentation consisting of an audio recording and pictures. The goal of the project was for students to demonstrate an ability to use simple sentences in Spanish in order to effectively communicate cultural practices, perspectives, and products. I conducted a lot of research to complete this project, and was able to learn about the culture of Chile. For instance, Chile is the longest countries in the world, with a diverse climate to include, desert highlands, Andes Mountains, tropical rain forests, and few regions with arable farm land. Most of the population is Catholic and Spanish speaking; however, there are a few native religion and languages. Chileans prefer direct communication styles, but favor trust and relationships over tangible benefits. These are just some of the points I was able to gather from my research.

So What: This assignment demonstrates competence in learning outcome #2 because it requires students to show knowledge of professional practices and perspectives in Spanish speaking countries. Aside from researching the culture of Chile, I was able to showcase my skills as a Spanish writer and speaker. Deciding which verb form to use, and how to conjugate is often time consuming because Spanish has so much more variation than the English language. In writing this script, I was able to refine my skills as a Spanish writer. Also, it took many tries to get the recording just right. When speaking for 3-5 minutes, it is inevitable that you will make a couple mistakes. IT was my goal to be grammatically correct across the board. Therefore, I had to put in the extra time to get it done.

Now What: In order to improve from my current level, I would have to spend more time analyzing the culture. This could take the form of reading Chilean newspapers and articles. Or even watching Chilean TV shows. However, the best way for me to learn the culture of another country, would to actually visit it myself. In fact, this summer I will be going to Peru for Army Summer Training. While the majority of the time will be devoted to military training, I will get a chance to see what the country has to offer. I am excited to go on this trip as I have never left the country before.