ERIC Number: EJ1018355
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2133
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Taking Spanish into the Community: A Novice's Guide to Service-Learning
Ebacher, Colleen
Hispania, v96 n2 p397-408 Jun 2013
Greater interest from students, universities, and communities has increased pressure on faculty to design and implement service-learning courses. Often with no prior experience and limited institutional and programmatic guidance, faculty must make their way through a growing body of literature on service-learning. This article presents a novice service-learning instructor's guide to designing, implementing, and assessing a service-learning course through the example of an upper-division Spanish translation course. I present theoretical explanations of why service-learning works and how to design and assess the course while delineating the fundamental principles of successful service-learning. Results show that service-learning strengthens student learning and civic engagement and that service-learning courses may be led successfully by instructors with limited time and experience.
Descriptors: Spanish, Service Learning, Novices, Translation, Course Evaluation, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, College Faculty, Citizen Participation, Educational Principles, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Community Involvement
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Inc. 900 Ladd Road, Walled Lake, MI 48390. Tel: 248-960-2180; Fax: 248-960-9570; e-mail: AATSPoffice@aatsp.org; Web site: http://www.aatsp.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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