What Can Latin Americans in the US Tell Us about Spanish Community Service Learning

by Ann Abbott

In case you haven't taken a look at them yet, here is a preview of the topics covered in the videos from Comunidades: Más allá del aula.

• Required community service in Mexican high school and university education.
• Examples of culture shock experienced by a Central American upon arriving in North America.
• The realities of requesting legal work status in the US.
• A Central American business woman’s professional practices in Latin America and the US.
• Oral histories and role of personal story-telling in the recovery process of Hurricane Mitch.
• Specific examples of what an Argentine, Bolivian and Mexican would like US Spanish students to learn about Latin America and their own countries.
• Current events: the 2009 Honduran coups.
• An instructor's perspective on students' learning--and challenges--in Spanish community service learning.