SPAN 301s: Upper-Division Service Learning
Objectives
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.
Learning Outcomes
As a result of participation in and successful completion of this learning experience you will:
1. Self and Social Awareness
1. Self and Social Awareness
- Deepen your understanding and analysis of the social, cultural and civic aspects of your personal and professional identities.
- Deepen your understanding of the social responsibility of language professionals, and analyze your professional activities and knowledge can contribute to greater long-term societal well-being.
- Evaluate how the actions of professionals and institutions in the language professions foster both equity and inequity in communities and society.
- Learn from and work responsively and inclusively with diverse individuals, groups and organizations to build more just, equitable, and sustainable communities.
Reflections
Throughout the course, I learned about self consciousness and attitudes, and I noticed that we all have some stereotype that already formed inside ourselves, which influence our point of view and attitude toward some races or issues. By understanding more about oneself and cultures, I will be able to raise awareness for a certain issue, such as environment, and with that I can make a contribution to the society and improve the community.
Furthermore, I chose sample 1 to demonstrate one of my learning that I have gained through the class, and I learned that there are many discrimination issues occurring in the society, such as racism, social exclusion and marginalization. Through these issues, I noticed that we all treated some particular people differently and unfairly than the others, or we even exclude them from the society, based on their race or origin. To reduce prejudice and discrimination, I learn how to respect and support others, and by understand more about different cultures, we all will be able to change our behavior, so that we can work together to change the society from being social exclusion to social integration.
The main objective of this course not only studies about the community and society, but also provides an opportunity for the students to engage with the community, Through the sample 2, I was able to demonstrate my overall experience that I volunteer myself to a particular programs, and by using my skills and abilities, I can work together with the community to provide peaceful for life and equality for every individual.
Overall throughout the course, I was able to understand better about the community and society, and with my skills and abilities, I can make the community becomes a better place to live.
Furthermore, I chose sample 1 to demonstrate one of my learning that I have gained through the class, and I learned that there are many discrimination issues occurring in the society, such as racism, social exclusion and marginalization. Through these issues, I noticed that we all treated some particular people differently and unfairly than the others, or we even exclude them from the society, based on their race or origin. To reduce prejudice and discrimination, I learn how to respect and support others, and by understand more about different cultures, we all will be able to change our behavior, so that we can work together to change the society from being social exclusion to social integration.
The main objective of this course not only studies about the community and society, but also provides an opportunity for the students to engage with the community, Through the sample 2, I was able to demonstrate my overall experience that I volunteer myself to a particular programs, and by using my skills and abilities, I can work together with the community to provide peaceful for life and equality for every individual.
Overall throughout the course, I was able to understand better about the community and society, and with my skills and abilities, I can make the community becomes a better place to live.