Service learning in Spanish for the health professions
Heritage language learners’ competence in action
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8939271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Flavia Belpoliti (0000-0001-7837-6436, Department of Literature and Languages Texas A&M University–Commerce Commerce Texas, corresponding author), María E Pérez (Hispanic Health Coalition Houston Texas) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 529-550 |
| Publication date | 2019-08-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/flan.12413 |
| OpenAlex | W2968610305 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 29 |
The present study examined the impact of a service learning activity on students’ perceptions of language, identity, and community in an advanced Spanish for the Health Professions course. Forty‐five advanced Spanish heritage learners (SHLs) participated in health fairs as assistants to health‐care providers as part of the curriculum requirements. The mixed‐methods analysis of students’ reflection essays shows that this experience had the greatest effect on participants’ confidence in the use of Spanish as a professional language, on their awareness and understanding of the local Hispanic communities’ needs, and on their emerging identity as Hispanic health‐care professionals. The findings also support the value of service learning as a domestic immersion experience, targeting the specific language and professional needs of SHLs
Competence (human resources · Cultural competence · Curriculum · Health care · Heritage language · Language proficiency · Linguistic competence · Linguistics · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Service-learning · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement · Social Psychology
Making Sense of the Interpreter Role in a Healthcare Service-learning Program
Educating translators as agents of social change
Interactional Competence in the Heritage Language during a Study Abroad Service-Learning Program
Task‐based needs analysis for a Medical Spanish course
Benefits of foreign language learning and bilingualism
The current state of undergraduate medical Spanish
Children of Immigration
College Students' Sense of Belonging
Foreign Languages and Higher Education
Language Barriers to Health Care in the United States
Developing Critical Language Awareness via Service-Learning for Spanish Heritage Speakers
Elevating “Low” Language for High Stakes
Critical Pedagogy beyond the Classroom Walls
The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence
The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services
Linking Service-Learning With Sense of Belonging
The Routledge Handbook of Hispanic Applied Linguistics
Community-based Learning, Internationalization of the Curriculum, and University Engagement with Latino Communities
A Pilot Study of Service-Learning in a Spanish Heritage Speaker Course
Developing an Electronic Placement Examination for Heritage Learners of Spanish
Teacher Development and National Standards for Spanish as a Heritage Language
The Experiential Course
Developing a Spanish for Health Professions Course
The Connections Goal Area in Spanish Community Service‐Learning
Effects of Community Service-Learning on Heritage Language Learners' Attitudes Toward Their Language and Culture
Shaping the vision for service‐learning in language education
Translanguaging as a Practical Theory of Language
Identification and Assessment of Intercultural Competence as a Student Outcome of Internationalization
Spanish and Service-Learning
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |