Open AccessCommunity Learning in Alcála de Henares: Symbiotic Learning Blurs the Line Between Teacher and Students
Author(s) -
Emily Dushek
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international researchscape journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2372-1774
DOI - 10.25035/irj.03.01.02
Subject(s) - experiential learning , praxis , service learning , pedagogy , section (typography) , learning community , mathematics education , sociology , psychology , computer science , philosophy , epistemology , operating system
This article about experiential learning explores the challenges and rewards of international service-learning within a Spanish community in Alcalá de Henares. The paper describes the author’s experience as a teacher of ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) in Comisiones Obreras (the “Workers’ Commissions”). In order to teach adult learners English, the author developed a form of “symbiotic learning.” This paper is part of the “From Praxis to Press” section of the journal.