Spanish in the Community: Students Reflect on Hispanic Cultures in the United States

Autor:	Donna Reseigh Long
Rok vydání:	2003
Předmět:	Linguistics and Language Demographics Higher education business.industry education Service-learning Academic achievement Experiential learning Psychology business Second language instruction Cultural competence Social psychology Qualitative research
Zdroj:	Foreign Language Annals. 36:223-232
ISSN:	1944-9720 0015-718X
DOI:	10.1111/j.1944-9720.2003.tb01472.x
Popis:	The changing demographics of many communities has created a need for individuals and agencies to understand the many cultures represented by Hispanics in the United States. Advanced college-level students of Spanish experienced U.S. Hispanic cultures first hand, through participation in a community-based experiential course with a service-learning option. Results of a qualitative study indicate that subjects enrolled in the course formed positive and accepting attitudes toward Spanish speakers and their cultures, regarded their cultural experiences as worthwhile, and found a sense of fulfillment through contacts with native speakers of Spanish in the community. There was also evidence of a strong link between participation in service-learning activities and academic achievement in Spanish.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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