By tracing the winding path of college language students, we can deliberately map community based learning onto several points of that trajectory. In this talk, Ann will chart some pivotal points in "the language student experience" and suggest ways both big and small that we can capitalize on those moments to help students situated themselves and their learning within communities.

1. WEAVING COMMUNITY
BASED LEARNING
THROUGHOUT THE
LANGUAGE CURRICULUM
Annie Abbott
Director of Undergraduate Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
@AnnAbbott  arabbott@illinois.edu

2. DRAW STUDENTS FROM THE
BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM
INTO THE MAJOR/MINOR WITH
CBL events

3. INVOLVE HONOR STUDENTS IN
THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE
COMMUNITY THROUGH
virtual
volunteering

4. ENHANCE IMMERSION WITH
CBL AND REFLECTION
DURING
study abroad

5. F
RECRUIT DOUBLE MAJORS BY
LINKING CBL AND
languages for
specific purposes

6. SHOWCASE CBL IN YOUR
PROGRAMS WITH FULLY-
INTEGRATED
CBL courses

7. FILL SEATS IN
UNDER-ENROLLED COURSES
WITH
CBL tie-ins

8. REDEFINE UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH WITH
CBL-related
deliverables

9. ENGAGE YOUR ALUMNI AND
MEET COMMUNITY PARTNERS’
NEEDS WITH
crowdsourcing