The Path Less Taken: Incorporating Service-learning in the English Language Curricula
Although service-learning, as a language teaching strategy, is considered important for developing the college students' academic and soft skills, or personal attributes that people need in order to work with others, including communication skills, empathy, social skills, listening skills and a...
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The International Academic Forum
2019-04-01
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| description | Although service-learning, as a language teaching strategy, is considered important for developing the college students' academic and soft skills, or personal attributes that people need in order to work with others, including communication skills, empathy, social skills, listening skills and attitudes, it is still a neglected area in the Libyan educational system. This study aims to investigate the trial of implementing service-learning in an English language course and carried out in the Department of English at Sabratha college of Arts. The findings of this study, based on students’ reflection journals, focus groups and an open-ended questionnaire, show that service-learning enhanced the students’ English language knowledge and skills. Also, students gained soft skills and confidence in using the English language in its context. Finally, the service-learning experience promoted the students’ values and self-worth in terms of feeling important and contributing positively to the society. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-81542c7f7d654a61adacf7522fd4a4222022-12-21T23:51:28ZengThe International Academic ForumIAFOR Journal of Language Learning2188-95542188-95542019-04-01412540https://doi.org/10.22492/ijll.4.1.02The Path Less Taken: Incorporating Service-learning in the English Language CurriculaHameda Suwaed0Sabratha University, LibyaAlthough service-learning, as a language teaching strategy, is considered important for developing the college students' academic and soft skills, or personal attributes that people need in order to work with others, including communication skills, empathy, social skills, listening skills and attitudes, it is still a neglected area in the Libyan educational system. This study aims to investigate the trial of implementing service-learning in an English language course and carried out in the Department of English at Sabratha college of Arts. The findings of this study, based on students’ reflection journals, focus groups and an open-ended questionnaire, show that service-learning enhanced the students’ English language knowledge and skills. Also, students gained soft skills and confidence in using the English language in its context. Finally, the service-learning experience promoted the students’ values and self-worth in terms of feeling important and contributing positively to the society.https://iafor.org/journal/iafor-journal-of-language-learning/volume-4-issue-1/article-2/power service-learningEFLacademic skillsinterpersonal skillssoft skills |
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| title | The Path Less Taken: Incorporating Service-learning in the English Language Curricula |
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