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What is Communicative Language Teaching?

The past few weeks in class we have been looking very closely at what it means to teach using the communicative language approach.  To me, CLT means…….

Posted by on September 16, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning,

Service Learning Bibliography Involving Languages and Cultures

This will prove to be very helpful, I believe. I need to check and see how many of these sources overlap with my reading list…and which ones I can add to my own! BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR SERVICE LEARNING Compiled Fall 2010 by Janis L. Krugh Department of Languages, University of Dayton bibliography_language_culture

Posted by on January 17, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , ,

Foreign Language Professional Standards and CSL: Achieving the 5 C’s

Foreign Language Professional Standards and CSL: Achieving the 5 C’s. Lear, Darcy W.; Abbott, Annie R. Abstract: The professional standards in the field of foreign language pedagogy focus on communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities. Using those 5 C’s as a framework, the authors examine student success at satisfying those disciplinary standards through community service learning (CSL)….

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , , , ,

Service-Learning Is… How Faculty Explain Their Practice

Service-Learning Is… How Faculty Explain Their Practice. page 23, Table 6: 89% of faculty using service-learning as a strategy to learn disciplinary knowledge and skills page 24

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , , ,

Journals and Periodicals | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Journals and Periodicals | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. From “America’s Most Comprehensive Service-Learning Resource” Academic Exchange QuarterlyThis is an independent, peer-reviewed print and electronic journal that publishes 55-65 original refereed articles per issue, submitted by international authors representing multiple academic areas. Community Works JournalThis journal is published online (free) and in print three times a year…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, ,

Developing Cultural Understanding Through Spanish-Language Learning: A Service-Learning Approach | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Developing Cultural Understanding Through Spanish-Language Learning: A Service-Learning Approach | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Glenn A. Bowen, Patricia B. Hackett Abstract: The authors describe the service-learning component of two intermediate Spanish-language courses and present the findings of a qualitative study that examined the nexus between language learning and cultural understanding. The service-learning component was designed to…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , , ,

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

Beyond the Language Lab: Serving and Learning in Dual Immersion Classrooms | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Karen Munoz-Christian Abstract: 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…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , , ,

Second Language Acquisition, Academic Service-Learning, and Learners’ Transformation | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse

Second Language Acquisition, Academic Service-Learning, and Learners’ Transformation | National Service-Learning Clearinghouse. Elena Olazagasti-Segovia Abstract: In her article, “Service-Learning and Language-Acquisition Theory and Practice,” Jeanne Mullaney highlights the areas where service-learning experience is compatible with recent developments in second language acquisition theory and current educational theory, and concludes that her service-learning project not only succeeded…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , , ,

Serving Ourselves: How the Discourse on Community Engagement Privileges the University over the Community

Serving Ourselves: How the Discourse on Community Engagement Privileges the University over the Community. Bortolin, Kathleen Abstract: Using methods of discourse analysis, I analyzed examples of the word “community” from 25 of the most recent articles in the Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. This analysis uncovered a variety of ways in which the university appears to…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , ,

Language Learners as Teachers: Integrating Service-learning and the Advanced Language Course. Gabriel Ignacio Barreneche.

Project MUSE – Hispania – Language Learners as Teachers: Integrating Service-learning and the Advanced Language Course. Abstract The aim of this paper is to illustrate the applications of service-learning pedagogy for an advanced Spanish language course through a case study conducted at Rollins College, a comprehensive liberal arts institution in Winter Park, Florida. The paper…

Posted by on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, , , ,

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