Reclaiming the Power of Bilingualism: Spanish Heritage Learners Using Bilingual Skills in a Critical Service-Learning Project

Autor/in	Iraheta, Ana Cecilia
Titel	Reclaiming the Power of Bilingualism: Spanish Heritage Learners Using Bilingual Skills in a Critical Service-Learning Project
Quelle	In: Hispania, 106 (2023) 1, S.67-82 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2133
Schlagwörter	Service Learning; Bilingualism; Spanish; Language Skills; Student Attitudes; Hispanic American Students; Heritage Education; Native Speakers; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Online Courses; Undergraduate Students; COVID-19; Pandemics; Critical Theory; Asynchronous Communication; Native Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Rhode Island + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Service-Learning; Bilingualismus; Spanisch; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Muttersprachler; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Kritische Theorie; Native language education; Muttersprachlicher Unterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache
Abstract	Studies on the application of service-learning with an emphasis on heritage learners are still emerging. Using a critical service-learning approach, I describe how the integration of a service-learning project showed heritage learners of Spanish the need for people with their bilingual abilities. Specifically, I examine the impact of service-learning and critical language pedagogies on students' perception and appreciation (or lack thereof) of their linguistic abilities. A qualitative analysis of self-reported answers to a biographical questionnaire and a final guided reflection, revealed that heritage learners not only gained confidence in their linguistic skills but also advanced their knowledge of the language and cultures while challenging and disrupting inequities that exist in a Latinx community. This study contributes to an emerging literature on the application of critical service-learning approaches to service-learning in heritage language learners' courses by showing the benefits and challenges of incorporating a project that sought mutual benefits for all stakeholders involved. It also contributes to documenting ways to create access to service-learning during the pandemic and how service-learning projects can be incorporated in courses offered virtually only. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Inc. 900 Ladd Road, Walled Lake, MI 48390. Tel: 248-960-2180; Fax: 248-960-9570; e-mail: AATSPoffice@aatsp.org; Web site: http://www.aatsp.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01