SPAN 400 - Service Learning in Spanish

(3 units) CO14

Through community-based service learning, introduction to Spanish-speaking communities, issues of interest to local Hispanic community, develops oral proficiency, facilitates student civic engagement.

Prerequisite(s): SPAN 350.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Internship/Practicum: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify the needs of a particular group of native speakers and to find the means to address it by becoming directly involved in the Hispanic community.
2. work with a partner and serve as Spanish translators and/or interpreters.
3. talk and write extensively about their experiences in the community and demonstrate improvement in their Spanish writing skills by maintaining a journal in Spanish documenting each visit to local sites.
4. incorporate a list of reflection prompts into their journals written in Spanish.

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