Posted by Katie Butler on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning.

Beyond the Language Lab: Serving and Learning in Dual Immersion Classrooms | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse.

Karen Munoz-Christian

A great deal of support exists for viewing service-learning as a sound pedagogical practice that benefits both language learners and the community in which college students become involved. This article describes and analyzes a service-learning program involving university students of Spanish who serve as classroom assistants at a local dual immersion elementary school. (author)

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