Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Department-Wide Service-Learning Program for English Language Learners in Morocco

Autor/in	Seilstad, Brian
Titel	Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating a Department-Wide Service-Learning Program for English Language Learners in Morocco
Quelle	In: Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 18 (2014) 1, S.229-263 (36 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-6102
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Service Learning; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; College Students; High School Students; Surveys; Diaries; Focus Groups; Prediction; Arabs; Student Attitudes; Program Design; Program Implementation; Outcomes of Education; Morocco + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Service-Learning; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Collegestudent; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Diary; Tagebuch; Vorhersage; Arab; Araber; Schülerverhalten; Programme design; Programmaufbau; Programmplanung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Marokko
Abstract	This article describes the theoretical and pedagogical background and results from the first semester of a service-learning program for English learners at a public Moroccan university and the local high school. This study fills a gap in the literature related to service-learning practice and outcomes in Morocco and the Arab world in general. The results of the program, based on student reflection journals, evaluation surveys, focus groups, and final course outcomes, showed overlap with the impacts predicted by previous studies, with some notable particularities for the Moroccan context. The initial results of the program are promising, and an expansion of the program combined with a long-term study will continue in future semesters. Service-learning's impact on civic education and civic actions are also explored with results that are both positive and troubling for the region. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Office of the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach, University of Georgia and the Institute of Higher Education. Treanor House, 1234 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-6167; Fax: 706-542-6124; e-mail: jheoe@uga.edu; Web site: http://www.jheoe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10