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Effects of Community Service‐Learning on Heritage Language Learners' Attitudes Toward Their Language and Culture
Author(s) -
Pascual y Cabo Diego,
Prada Josh,
Lowther Pereira Kelly
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
foreign language annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.258
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1944-9720
pISSN - 0015-718X
DOI - 10.1111/flan.12245
Subject(s) - heritage language , transformative learning , service learning , pedagogy , language acquisition , cultural heritage , psychology , sociology , mathematics education , geography , archaeology
This study examined the effects of participation in a community service‐learning experience on Spanish heritage language learners' attitudes toward their heritage language and culture. Quantitative and qualitative data from heritage language learners demonstrated that engagement in community service‐learning activities as part of the Spanish heritage language program afforded students transformative experiences that enhanced the work done within the classroom walls.