ERIC Number: EJ1207916
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Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 16
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Promoting Social Justice through 21st Century Skills: Thematic Units in the Language Classroom
Caballero-García, Begoña
Dimension, p130-145 2018
This article demonstrates the ways in which the Spanish curriculum at one private university integrated social justice learning targets guided by the ACTFL 21st Century Skills Map and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills in a Living Learning Community (LLC) course called "Social Consciousness and Developing 21st Century Skills." The LLC interdisciplinary approach combined an intermediate Spanish course with a compulsory one credit course for all first year students. Examples from four thematic units in the Spanish intermediate class illustrate activities intended to foster learners' social consciousness, empathy, collaboration, diversity appreciation, civic engagement, personal responsibility, and leadership. This article draws on the existing literature, the curriculum design process and product, qualitative data collection, as well as instructor reflections to make suggestions on how language educators can inspire students not only to understand the complexity of the world we live in, but also to take action by targeting 21st Century Skills through thematic units and authentic resources.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Communities of Practice, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Learning Activities, Consciousness Raising, Empathy, Cooperation, Cultural Awareness, Citizen Participation, Social Responsibility, Leadership Qualities, Interdisciplinary Approach, College Students
Southern Conference on Language Teaching. P.O. Box 33615, Decatur, GA 30033. Tel: 404-290-1942; Web site: http://www.scolt.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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