Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: World Language education in the United States faces significant challenges, including declining enrollments and diminished community support. This paper introduces Teaching as Advocacy as a proactive framework to address these issues, proposing a mindset that integrates advocacy seamlessly into teaching practices. By leveraging community engagement and emphasizing "Connection" and "Community," the framework extends classroom learning into real-world contexts. Strategies such as cross-disciplinary collaborations, service-learning projects, partnerships with ethnic communities, and strategic use of social media amplify the impact of language education, demonstrating its value through tangible outcomes. This paper offers practical examples to showcase how Teaching as Advocacy revitalizes World Language (WL) programs, connects classrooms to communities, and fosters public awareness of the benefits of WL learning and cultural appreciation. By adopting this approach, educators can advocate effectively for World Language programs, building sustainable, community-centered support systems that champion linguistic and cultural diversity.
Source: Lincoln (University of Nebraska)
Authors: Liu, Xinquan, Trainin, Guy, Guan, Chunmei, Yu, Hangxin
Institution: University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Language: English
Subfield: Linguistics and Language
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7025000442
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