In order for me to fulfill this MLO, I took courses that focused more on the language portion rather than literacy. In Span 301, most of the time was utilized to go over grammatical structures allowing me to improve my writing skills. Being a native Spanish speaker helped me to understand the different levels of formality in the language. These courses helped me understand that even though I am a native speaker, I can always expand my language knowledge. Span315, the beginning translation course was an excellent course taught by Dr. Zapata. This course was one of my first courses at CSUMB. I consider myself bilingual but having this class made me realize that a translation is not an easy task to complete. In this courses we discussed grammar and second language acquisition. We learned the importance of Spanish variation in Spanish speaking countries. This two courses helped me to fulfill this MLO.