Spanish and Service-Learning: Pedagogy and Praxis

• Published in: Hispania Vol. 86; no. 3; p. 574
• Main Authors: Weldon, Alice, Trautmann, Gretchen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2003
• Subjects: Higher Education; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Service Learning; Spanish
• ISSN: 0018-2133
• DOI: 10.2307/20062910

Discusses the use of service learning as a way of enhancing student learning, especially in oral comprehension, conversation, and cultural understanding. Highlights a study of University of North Carolina-Asheville students who worked in the local health department, reporting the degree to which ser...