SPAN 301S: Service Learning in the Latino Community
Course Description:
This course is part of your Spanish language learning experience, and offers you the opportunity to interact in a personal way with members of the local Latino community, thereby enriching your understanding of Hispanic cultures and the Spanish language. As a community-based learning experience, the course provides students with career-related experience working collaboratively with community agencies to address community concerns / issues.
This course is part of your Spanish language learning experience, and offers you the opportunity to interact in a personal way with members of the local Latino community, thereby enriching your understanding of Hispanic cultures and the Spanish language. As a community-based learning experience, the course provides students with career-related experience working collaboratively with community agencies to address community concerns / issues.
Reflective Narrative
I did my Service Learning in Seaside Middle School. This is an institution that encourages students to continue with their education until they reach their goals. I really enjoyed working with children, teachers and all the people who needed help. This experience helped me to gain knowledge and skills that I can apply in my future career as a Spanish teacher. I had the opportunity to meet wonderful children and helped them in their reading activities and projects. Also, I gave students some suggestions in how they can work better as a group and the importance of incorporating everyone's points of view.
On another hand, the environment in the Seaside Middle School was really comfortable because the teachers were really good promoting respect into their students so that everyone feels welcome. Also, teachers played an important role in their students’ learning process because they were really supportive and encourage children to never give up.
Service Learning provided me a lot of knowledge about how to support students in their learning process. I really enjoyed helping children in their reading activities because I noticed that they were having hard time reading in Spanish. This experience helped me to practice my language, writing, listening and reading skills in Spanish. Also, it helped me to grow academically because I learned the responsibilities a teacher has in the classroom setting and the importance of providing useful tools to students to better support them in their education.
On another hand, the environment in the Seaside Middle School was really comfortable because the teachers were really good promoting respect into their students so that everyone feels welcome. Also, teachers played an important role in their students’ learning process because they were really supportive and encourage children to never give up.
Service Learning provided me a lot of knowledge about how to support students in their learning process. I really enjoyed helping children in their reading activities because I noticed that they were having hard time reading in Spanish. This experience helped me to practice my language, writing, listening and reading skills in Spanish. Also, it helped me to grow academically because I learned the responsibilities a teacher has in the classroom setting and the importance of providing useful tools to students to better support them in their education.
The document at your right is a PowerPoint Presentation that contains the Seaside Community Scan and my learning experience at the Seaside Middle School .
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