Winner of a 2003
Portland State University Civic Engagement Award!

This is a 400 level (4 credit) class of the FLL Dept. in which students work in a bilingual/bicultural community setting using their language of study.

Community Sites:

Alder Elementary School
Rick Fraisse
17200 Se Alder. Port.

Atkinson Elementary School
Lucy Estrada
5800 SE Division. Port.

CCC Spanish GED and Family Literacy Center
Camilo Sanchez
19600 S. Mollala . Oregon City

PCC Adult Literacy and Volunteer Tutoring Program
Tutoring and assisting in the classroom in native literacy in Spanish, adult basic education including pre-GED and GED in Spanish and ESL.
(SW Portland) Spanish speakers needed
Rosa Torres
1341 Pacific Ave. Forest Grove

The Donald E. Long Youth Correctional Facility
Tutoring ono-to-one or small group basis in ESL, GED (Spansih) and High School Completion (English).
(NE Portland) Spanish speakers needed
Autumn Rae
1401 NE 68th Port.

El Program Hispano
Nathan Teske
451 NW 1st,. Gresham

German American School
Blake Peters
3900 SW Murrey Blvd. Beaverton

Glenfair Elementary School
Tutoring and assisitng in the classroom in native literacy and ESL.
(Outer NE Portland) Russian and Spanish speakers needed
Chris Pierce
153 NE Glisan. Port.

Hispanic Access Center
Denise Hogan
1715 E Burnside. Port.

Inverness Correctional Facility- (GED in Spanish and ESL)
Jennifer Ordon
1401 NE 68th Port.

IRCO- ( International Refugee Center )
Marsha Benson
10301 NE Glisan

Language Exchange through PCC Cascade
Tutoring and mentoring in exchange for conversation.
(NE Portland) Russian and Spanish speakers needed

LISTOS
Tutoring in Spanish GED, pre-GED, native literacy and ESL.
(Downtown Portland) Spanish Speakers needed
Jim Brewer
108 NW 9th, Suite 201

Loaves and Fishes
Amie Oliver
1111 SW 10th. Port.

The Monroe Program
Mentoring, tutoring and assistinmg in the classroom with teen mothers in ESL, GED (Spanish and English) and High School Completion.
(Inner NE Portland) Spanish speakers needed

North Portland Community Health Clinic
Translation, interpretiong, and research assistance.
(N Portland) Russian and Spanish speakers needed
Amy Robben
5311 N Vancouver, Port.

PCC Cascade Language Exchange (Tutoring and mentoring Spanish and ESL)
Bridget Bowman
705 N Killingsworth, Port.

Russian Oregon Social Services
Small group tutoring in ESL and citizenship, as well as mentoring for women suffering from domestic violence.
(SE Portland) Russian speakers needed
Tatsiana Taran
4033 SE Woodstock Blvd. Port.

All sites follow the same curricular guidelines:
* 40 hours of on-site community service per term
* reflective diary written by individual student
* final team project in collaboration with site coordinator
* weekly class meeting

Directed by Dr. Sandra Freels and Outreach Coordinator Manya Wubbold.
For more information, contact Manya Wubbold at (503) 725-9589.

Connecting Educational Communities

CONNECTING EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITIES: PSU ~ GUATEMALA
Spanish Language students travel to the beautiful mountainous state of Solala, Guatemala. At this picturesque location, PSU students spend the morning assisting in a variety of projects and activities in rural schools while the afternoons are spent studying Spanish and classes in Guatemalan history and culture in small groups with local teachers and experts. This program confers a total of 8 credits: 4 credits of Span. 404- Cooperative Education and 4 credits of Span. 399- Spanish Language Immersion. Enrollment in both Span. 404 and Span. 399 is required. To view photos from the 2003 class, click here.