Intercultural Service Learning - (Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education) by Petra Rauschert & Jacqueline Alexander (Paperback)

About the Book

This book provides a much-needed overview of the theory and practice of intercultural service learning, an approach that combines curricular learning, intercultural encounters and community service. It includes a model that outlines this pedagogy and which is intended to serve as a foundation for practitioners developing their own projects.

Book Synopsis

This book provides a much-needed overview of the theory and practice of intercultural service learning, an approach that combines curricular learning, intercultural encounters and community service. It includes a model that outlines this pedagogy and which is intended to serve as a foundation for practitioners developing their own projects.

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Empowering the global-minded reader, this transformative book delves into the complexities of intercultural service learning. It guides readers through navigating ethical dilemmas, embracing cultural differences with empathy, and fostering critical engagement. Through thoughtful insights and practical strategies, it inspires bold action and meaningful connections in our increasingly interconnected and diverse world.

Empowering the global-minded reader, this transformative book delves into the complexities of intercultural service learning. It guides readers through navigating ethical dilemmas, embracing cultural differences with empathy, and fostering critical engagement. Through thoughtful insights and practical strategies, it inspires bold action and meaningful connections in our increasingly interconnected and diverse world.-- "Lavinia Bracci, SIS Intercultural Study Abroad, Italy"

This comprehensive text provides an excellent introduction to intercultural service learning, an exciting educational approach that combines classroom study, intercultural encounters and civic engagement. It profiles innovative cross-cultural projects ranging from peace paths, refugee cookbooks and multicultural museums to happiness surveys, cultural training programs and eco-pedagogical literature. An essential text for all those engaged in preparing students to be responsible global citizens in our multicultural world. Highly recommended!

This comprehensive text provides an excellent introduction to intercultural service learning, an exciting educational approach that combines classroom study, intercultural encounters and civic engagement. It profiles innovative cross-cultural projects ranging from peace paths, refugee cookbooks and multicultural museums to happiness surveys, cultural training programs and eco-pedagogical literature. An essential text for all those engaged in preparing students to be responsible global citizens in our multicultural world. Highly recommended!-- "Kip Cates, Tottori University, Japan"

This exciting and innovative book makes a major contribution to our understanding of intercultural service learning. It provides a detailed description of this important pedagogical approach, which will be of considerable interest to education practitioners and researchers alike, especially those with interests in foreign language education, civic education and intercultural citizenship. It will be the definitive guide to the topic for many years to come. Highly recommended.

This exciting and innovative book makes a major contribution to our understanding of intercultural service learning. It provides a detailed description of this important pedagogical approach, which will be of considerable interest to education practitioners and researchers alike, especially those with interests in foreign language education, civic education and intercultural citizenship. It will be the definitive guide to the topic for many years to come. Highly recommended.-- "Martyn Barrett, University of Surrey, UK"

About the Author

Petra Rauschert is a Senior Lecturer in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) Munich, Germany. Her research focuses on intercultural education, and she has been engaged in service learning for nearly two decades, involving secondary school and university students in local and international projects. She founded the international service learning network Weitblick - Students in Action e.V.

Jacqueline Alexander is an elementary school teacher in Switzerland and has also taught in Germany, the US and Turkey. She has conducted multiple intercultural service learning projects with both university and elementary school students.