Improving Students' Literacy Awareness through Service Learning in UAE: "Children's Language and Activities Bag (CLAB)"

Autor/in	Almazroui, Karima
Titel	Improving Students' Literacy Awareness through Service Learning in UAE: "Children's Language and Activities Bag (CLAB)"
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 6 (2010) 1, S.105-113 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1559-9035
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Students; Elementary School Students; Learning Activities; Language Skills; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Service Learning; Literacy; Hospitalized Children; Communication Skills; Partnerships in Education; United Arab Emirates + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Collegestudent; Lernaktivität; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Service-Learning; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Kommunikationsstil; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
Abstract	This study presents the service learning experience of university students and invites teachers at all levels to make use of the content to improve awareness of the role of literacy. In an elementary Language Education course taught at Al-Ain in the United Arab Emirates, 23 students designed a language bag for elementary students to improve children's language ability and promote education and reading in English. Students transformed a curriculum reuirement into a service learning project to meet the needs of long-term hospitalized children who could not attend school and were considered literacy-deprived. Theories, concepts and importance of service learning were introduced. University students' reflections showed they realized a greater sense of self, developed a partnership with community members and improved communication skills through discussions and language activities. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of Georgia. 315 Aderhold Hall, Athens, GA 30602. Tel: 706-542-7866; Fax: 706-542-3817; e-mail: jolle@uga.edu; Web site: http://jolle.coe.uga.edu
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01