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Crossing the Border Through Service-Learning

School: VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
Professor: Gresilda A. Tilley-Lubbs

Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
Spring 2003
Spanish 4984 CRN 15910
Spanish 5984 CRN 15953

EMAIL: glubbs {at} vt(.)edu">glubbs {at} vt(.)edu
WEB PAGE: www.fll.vt.edu/Lubbs

REQUIRED READINGS AND VIDEOS: Certain readings, web pages and videos will be required for the course. The readings will be available at Kopy Korner as a coursepack. The web page links are included in the electronic syllabus on the web page as hot links. The readings are an essential component of the course, and serve as a guide for constructing theory out of experience. All course readings will be directly connected to class discussions and activities and must be done for full credit in the course.

REQUIRED TEXTS: The Service-Learning Center will loan to you the following text for the semester. It will be part of the body of required readings. It must be returned by the end of the semester or the student will need to reimburse the Service-Learning Center.

Hamner, D. M. (2002). Building bridges: The Allyn & Bacon student guide to service-learning. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

The following text packet is available in the campus bookstores and is required and necessary for the ESL teaching you will be doing in the community:

Shapiro, N. & Adelson-Goldstein, J. (1998). The Oxford picture dictionary: English/Spanish. NY: Oxford.

Shapiro, N.; Adelson-Goldstein, J.; & Weiss, R. (1999). The Oxford picture dictionary: Teacher s book. NY: Oxford.

Fuchs & Barsky (Eds.). (1999). The beginning workbook for the Oxford picture dictionary. NY: Oxford.

Weiss, R.; Adelson-Goldstein, J.; & Shapiro, N. (1999). Classic classroom activities: The Oxford picture dictionary program. NY: Oxford.

SUGGESTED SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS: For those of you who are planning to serve as interpreters, the following texts are available. Ask your instructor for details.

Delgado, J. L. (1997). ?Salud!: Gu

Service and service-learning have really helped shape my values and beliefs. I won't settle for a job; I want a career that makes a difference."

-Nickie Lora, student, Saint Anselm College