The Effects of Community Service Learning Projects on L2 Learners' Cultural Understanding
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9865563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gabriela Zapata, Gabriela C Zapata (0000-0002-3069-9866, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-102 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/hpn.2011.a424431 |
| OpenAlex | W1496674181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 11 |
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 postquestionnaires which explored their attitudes towards the target language and culture. The results show that, after completing their CSL or cultural presentation projects, the CSL learners had more positive attitudes towards the target language and culture than those who worked on the presentation. In addition, the high-intermediate CSL participants saw an increase in their self-confidence as L2 speakers. However, this was not the case with the low-intermediate CSL students, whose CSL experience may have been inhibited by their L2 proficiency and problems in the delineation of their CSL duties
Business · Cultural competence · Language proficiency · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Presentation (obstetrics) · Scale (ratio) · Second language · Service (business) · Service-learning · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Medicine · Psychology · Service-Learning and Community Engagement
Developing Critical Language Awareness via Service-Learning for Spanish Heritage Speakers
Cross-Language Community Engagement
When Service-Learning Is Not a “Border-crossing” Experience
Service-Learning as a Means of Vocabulary Learning for Second Language and Heritage Language Learners of Spanish
Social Networking, Microlending, and Translation in the Spanish Service-Learning Classroom
Spanish Teacher Education Programs and Community Engagement
Exploring the Long-term Impact of Service-Learning
Projekt service learning jako narzędzie wspomagające naukę języka obcego. Studium przypadku
Community Service Learning as Critical Curriculum
“It’s not just about improving my Spanish.” Student Perceptions of Service Learning
L2 learners' language attitudes and their assessment
Exploring the Effects of a Short‐Term Spanish Immersion Program in a Postsecondary Setting
Strategy and Action
Effects of Community Service-Learning on Heritage Language Learners' Attitudes Toward Their Language and Culture
Supporting Student Learning Outcomes Through Service Learning
Assessing intercultural competence
‘General language education’ and second language teaching in Canada
Assessing intercultural competence
Autonomous Learning and the Acquisition of Intercultural Communicative Competence
Serving the Community and Learning a Foreign Language
Defining and assessing intercultural competence
The Connections Goal Area in Spanish Community Service‐Learning
Taking Spanish Outside the Box
Cultures and Comparisons
La comunidad en el aula y el aula en la comunidad
Teaching beyond the Classroom
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |