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Biçer, Nursat; Alan, Yakup – South African Journal of Education, 2022
With this study we aimed at determining the service-learning experiences of pre-service Turkish language teachers in teaching Turkish to Syrian refugee students. The Community Service Practices course plays an important role in the integration of pre-service teachers in the society. A phenomenological design was used in the study in which we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers
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Huiwen Shi; Lok Ming Eric Cheung – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: While most language departments of the university offer service-learning (SL) subjects based on language teaching, such as "Teaching Chinese as a Second Language in Local Schools" and "Serving the Community through Teaching English," this paper aims to argue that teaching students to teach language(s) is yet to be the…
Descriptors: Story Telling, Service Learning, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Ann Tai Choe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
"Service-learning" (SL) is an experiential pedagogy that engages students in working for, with, and in communities in need. While prior research has explored the effects of SL on second language (L2) users' (perceived) language development (e.g., Gaugler & Matheus, 2019), intercultural awareness (e.g., Sa´nchez-Naranjo, 2021), and…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Applied Linguistics
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Alexandrowicz, Viviana – English Language Teaching, 2021
The idea of offering all children and youth an education that is experiential, student centered, engaging, and relevant to life is not a new concept (Dewey, 1938; Kolb, 1981). Preparing students with the competencies, skills, and character for full participation in the 21st century has become the vision of schools, educators, and organizations…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Student Centered Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Miletich, Marko – Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 2020
Students in interpreting courses often learn following a very practical approach. These types of courses usually utilize role-plays to perfect students' interpreting skills and develop the necessary terminology needed during interpreted-mediated events. Adding service-learning components to these types of courses, can provide students with…
Descriptors: Translation, Health Services, Role Playing, Service Learning
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Johnson, Jeffrey E.; Jordan, Matthew L. – Journal of Teaching in International Business, 2019
The value of the inclusion of experiential learning opportunities in international business education has been well established in the literature. We set out to examine industry-identified skills and experiences that could lead to enhanced employability and early career performance. Through our extensive review of theory, empirical work, leading…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, International Trade, Business Administration Education, Industry
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Bunning, Lucy; Kostka, Ilka – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
This study examined undergraduate international students' communication-related experiences during service-learning, focusing specifically on their goals and strategies and the role of communication. Participants included 28 English as a Second Language (ESL) students in two sections of a service-learning course in a university pathways program in…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Communication Strategies, Metacognition, Foreign Students
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Guglani, Laura – Dimension, 2016
This chapter explores the reasons why adult Spanish language students claimed to be hesitant to participate in the local Hispanic/Latino community in a recent study on 25 students enrolled in a 400/500-level Spanish class with a service-learning component at a Southeastern university. Data come from student reflection papers, written four times…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Spanish, Second Language Learning, Hispanic Americans
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Shin, Hyunjung; Jeon, Mihyon – English Teaching, 2018
In this paper, we explore how English language teacher education could be envisioned in different ways if one were to adopt a 'social' approach toward English language education. More specifically, drawing on our experience, which we gathered as Korean faculty members of two Canadian universities, with the help of reflexive inquiry, we highlighted…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
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Vázquez, Karina Elizabeth; Wright, Martha – Dimension, 2017
Concerns about inclusion and social responsibility as conduit for social justice on university campuses offer a platform for interdisciplinary initiatives. Here we focus on one such initiative, which seeks to build community between University of Richmond students and local Latino and Hispanic populations using the University of Richmond Museum…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Social Responsibility, Interdisciplinary Approach, Hispanic Americans
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Tocaimaza-Hatch, C. Cecilia – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
In the United States, 9.4% of public school students speak a language other than English; of those children, 77% speak Spanish (National Center for Education Statistics, 2017). While there is widespread concern for these children to learn English, maintaining the home language and encouraging bilingualism are given little regard (Ovando, 2003).…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Maintenance, Bilingualism, English Language Learners
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Tinkler, Alan; Tinkler, Barri; Reyes, Cynthia; Elkin, Suzanna – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: The ability to effectively teach culturally and linguistically diverse students is critically important. Research has shown that providing teacher candidates educative experiences through critical service-learning can better prepare future teachers and can foster a social justice stance. Purpose: This study examines teacher candidates'…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Cultural Differences, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
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Moreno-López, Isabel; Ramos-Sellman, Aida; Miranda-Aldaco, Citlali; Gomis Quinto, Maria Teresa – Foreign Language Annals, 2017
The researchers used qualitative and quantitative instruments to measure students' linguistic gains and their opinions and attitudes toward intercultural awareness while studying Spanish as a foreign language under four different pedagogical models: a traditional face-to-face classroom, face-to-face classes with a community-based learning…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Experiential Learning
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Lypka, Andrea Eniko – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2018
Limited studies have considered meshing participatory visual methods, new technologies, and experiential learning to prepare preservice teachers to respond to the needs of adult second language learners with interrupted education. Thus, this small-scale exploratory action research investigates how implementing collaborative digital visual…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Social Capital, Cultural Capital, Films
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Lear, Darcy – Modern Language Journal, 2012
Community service learning (CSL) is a type of experiential learning that blends specific course content with real-world applications and ties them together through structured reflection. It is an ideal pedagogy for 21st-century language for specific purposes (LSP) programs. This article frames that argument around sociocultural theory, moves to a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Service Learning, Course Content, Languages for Special Purposes
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