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Direct linkAlyssia Miller De Rutté; Diana Galarreta-Aima; Andrea Nate – Hispania, 2024
The all-encompassing term "Medical Spanish" references the Spanish used by healthcare professionals. Medical Spanish courses have gained traction as the Spanish-speaking population in the U.S. continues to grow. Consequently, demand for courses in Medical Spanish and other areas of Spanish for Specific Purposes (SSP), a subfield of…
Descriptors: Spanish, Languages for Special Purposes, Health Personnel, Second Language Learning
Mihaly, Deanna H. – Hispania, 2021
The most effective way to address the critical social and political issues confronting students today is to promote intercultural competence with empathy at the core of language instruction. Language has the ability to shape our thoughts and to alter our consciousness. As students view the world through the prism of cultural openness, they are…
Descriptors: Empathy, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Spanish
Kuder, Emily – Hispania, 2021
Using open educational resources (OER) in post-secondary settings has shown to reduce costs for students, advance accessibility and equity, generate motivation, boost enrollment, and improve academic outcomes. This article details innovative coursework and assessment tools for a Spanish for the Professions course designed around OER content…
Descriptors: Languages for Special Purposes, Open Educational Resources, Spanish, Second Language Learning
Barreneche, Gabriel Ignacio; Ramos-Flores, Hector – Hispania, 2013
The principal aim of this project is to examine whether academic service-learning deserves a more intentional place in foreign language programs, given its success on the individual course level. The focus will be on Spanish language programs, since they teach the most commonly learned foreign language in the United States and have proven to be on…
Descriptors: Role, Service Learning, Spanish, Second Language Instruction
Zapata, Gabriela – Hispania, 2011
This small-scale study investigates the effects of community service learning (CSL) projects or a cultural presentation on the development of the cultural understanding of low- and high-intermediate L2 students. Fifty-two learners in four sections of two Spanish classes in Canada participated in the study. The participants also completed pre- and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning
Lear, Darcy; Abbott, Annie – Hispania, 2009
The growing importance of Spanish in the U.S. has generated an impressive growth in the number of university Spanish programs that offer community service learning. However, students' and community partners' misaligned expectations can create tensions and problems in these programs. Instructors must make a special effort to articulate and align…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Spanish, Language Proficiency, Expectation
