Hispanic Studies at William & Mary

Hispanic Studies Practicum

Complete the following information and submit to your supervising professor for approval

Student Name:

Student E-mail: @wm.edu

Anticipated Graduation Date:

Supervising Professor:

Semester you will enroll in HS 400:

Spring
Fall

2005
2006
2007

(students enroll the semester the portfolio is completed and turned in for evaluation)

Location of Practicum:

Dates of Practicum:

List of two or three key questions you propose to answer through your fieldwork. What is the key issue that you seek to more fully understand through this experience?



Description of Practicum Project (250 words):

Components of the completed portfolio will include

  • List of the contacts that have been indispensable to your work. Include names, positions if applicable, addresses, e-mails, phone numbers of individuals, as well as relevant agencies and institutions.
  • Reflection journal, written in Spanish, with a minimum of five entries. For the final entry, describe a particularly memorable aspect of your experience, using a specific example/episode to illustrate your remarks.
  • List two or three works (books, articles), including full bibliographical information, that are related to your fieldwork, and that have enhanced your understanding of the issues you have explored through your practicum. Include a paragraph summary of each.
  • Directions for further research. If you were to develop an in-depth research paper shaped by this experience, what form/text of cultural production would you propose to investigate? Explain the rationale behind your choice.