The value of service-learning in L2 teacher preparation: Engaging in diverse contexts
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2018
Department/School
World Languages
Publication Title
Handbook of research on service-learning initiatives in teacher education programs
Abstract
Service-learning (SL) constitutes a particularly effective vehicle for engaging pre-service teachers with ELs during their university-level coursework, mostly due to the nature of SL that addresses the potential cultural and linguistic mismatch between teachers and learners in today's school systems by encouraging future educators to engage with the communities of their students long before they enter the teaching profession. This chapter describes four cases that demonstrate how second language (L2) teacher education programs utilize service-learning (SL) to engage pre-service teachers in diverse cultural and linguistic contexts through the lens of pedagogy of particularity. Each case presents four consistent key principles of service-learning: course content, community collaboration, integrated assignments that guide student engagement, and reflective practices that culminate the SL experience.
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Recommended Citation
Lindahl, K. M., Tomaš, Z., Farrelly, R., & Krulatz, A. (2018). The value of service-learning in L2 teacher preparation: Engaging in diverse contexts. In T. D. Meidl & M.-M. Sulentic Dowell (Eds.), Handbook of research on service-learning initiatives in teacher education programs. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-4041-0.ch006