Construyendo Puentes (Building Bridges)

Volume Editors: JOSEF HELLEBRANDT is an assistant professor of Spanish at Santa Clara University where he coordinates the first-year Spanish program and the department's multimedia instruction. His research focuses on using technology for cross-cultural learning and communication. LUCIA T. VARONA is a Spanish lecturer at Santa Clara University. She also has worked for many years with community-based programs in Guatemala and San Jose, California.

About This SeriesEdward Zlotkowski ForewordCarmen Chaves Tesser IntroductionJosef Hellebrandt and Lucia T. Varona Section I. Service-Learning as Theory Service-Learning and Spanish. A Missing LinkAileen Hale Critical Pedagogy and Service-Learning in Spanish. Crossing Borders in the Freshman SeminarJohnathan F. Arries Service-Learning and Language-Acquisition Theory and PracticeJeanne Mullaney From Instrumental to Interactive to Critical Knowledge Through Service-Learning in SpanishLucia T. Varona Section II. Service Learning From the Classroom Service-Learning With Bilingual Communities and the Struggle for Change. A Critical ApproachMark Baldwin, Rosario Diaz-Greenberg, and Joseph Keating Altruism and Community Service in Hispanic Literature. Readings and PraxisEstelle Irizarry Learning the Basics of Spanish Translation. Articulating a Balance Between Theory and Practice Through Community ServiceCarmen Lizardi-Rivera Raising Cultural Awareness Through Service-Learning in Spanish Culture and Conversation. Tutoring in the Migrant Education Program in SalemPatricia Varas Community-Based Language Learning. Integrating Language and ServiceJ. Patrick Boyle and Denise M. Overfield Section III. Service-Learning in Local and International Communities Community Video. Empowerment Through University and Community InteractionTeresa Darias, Arturo Gomez, Josef Hellebrandt, Amy Loomis, Marta Orendain, and Silvia Quezada Expanding Our Vision of Literacy. Learning to Read the World of OthersNancy Jean Smith The Chongn-Colonche Hills in Western Ecuador. Preservation Through Community EmpowermentClarice R. Strang Appendix Annotated BibliographyAileen Hale Contributors to This Volume