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 Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, community engagement, language learning, post-secondary, reading list, standards, teaching

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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 Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, community engagement, language learning, post-secondary, reading list, teaching

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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 Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, community engagement, language learning, post-secondary, reading list, student motivation

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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 Katie Butler on January 15, 2013 in SLA, Motivation, and Service-Learning, community engagement, language learning, post-secondary, reading list, student motivation

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