Linking service-learning opportunities and domestic immersion experiences in US Latino communities: A case study of the "En Nuestra Lengua" project

Hispania

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 264-282

  Tijunelis, Viktorija ^a   Satterfield, Teresa ^a   Benkí, José R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Community based learning; Heritage language learners; Immersion learning; Learner communities; Service learning; Spanish

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896297224     PISSN: 00182133     EISSN: 21536414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpn.2013.0050     Document Type: Article

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