What is it about?
The article discusses the implementation and benefits of a community engagement program which provides tertiary language students with opportunities for language and intercultural development in near immersion settings which encourage students’ prosocial behavior, and facilitates meaningful interactions and relationship satisfaction through social connections with individuals from migrant groups.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that in addition to improving skills in the target language and fostering the achievement of the course’s learning outcomes, the placement constitutes a personal journey grounded in humanistic experience and a desire to ‘do good’ in the community. Indeed, students’ post-evaluation reflections suggest a level of self-awareness and a sense of achievement and purpose realised through the placements.
Perspectives
Writing this article with my co-authors with whom I have had long standing collaborations was a great pleasure This article also leads to future collaborations with researchers and educators who would like to design and implement community placements for language students iin the tertiary sector.
Daniela Cosmini
Flinders University
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This page is a summary of: ‘Doing good’ in Italian through student community engagement, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, December 2017, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/aral.40.2.05bou.
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