Engaging Mexican Cultures.

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This seminar is required during Wheaton in Mexico's semester abroad. It builds on themes covered in GPS 231 Orientation to Study Abroad (section for WIM) allowing participants to further develop and apply the knowledge, concepts and skills of intercultural competency. In particular, students employ the concept of culture and engage in participant observation and ethnographic interviewing to explore multiple dimensions of Mexican culture. It serves to integrate the materials learned in other classes taken during the semester and to facilitate the process of cultural adaptation. Enrollment in Wheaton in Mexico concurrently. Prerequisite: Wheaton in Mexico section, GPS 231 .