What does this research mean for the field?

Publicly-engaged, project-based language internships provide significant real-world learning benefits for students, but their long-term sustainability is heavily constrained by a lack of funding and institutional support. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To examine the implementation, pedagogical benefits, and operational challenges of a pilot community-engaged internship program for undergraduate Spanish language students.

August 28, 2026Foreign Language AnnalsOpen Access

Learning from/with New Hampshire's Spanish‐speaking community: Building an internship program for Spanish students

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IGInés Vañó García

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Educational case study reveals strong positive impacts from community-engaged internships among Spanish language students, highlighting institutional funding barriers to long-term sustainability.

Key Points

To examine the implementation, pedagogical benefits, and operational challenges of a pilot community-engaged internship program for undergraduate Spanish language students.
Designed and deployed a pilot internship curriculum pairing college Spanish students with local media organizations and community initiatives serving Spanish-speaking populations.
Evaluated program outcomes, structural labor demands, and institutional barriers encountered during and after the pilot year.
Publicly engaged, project-based learning enabled students to apply Spanish language competencies within meaningful, real-world community contexts.
The program could not be sustained beyond the initial pilot phase due to lack of dedicated financial resources and institutional support.

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Inés Vañó García (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914602d15324a1df3a93ae https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.70068

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August 28, 2026Foreign Language AnnalsOpen Access

Learning from/with New Hampshire's Spanish‐speaking community: Building an internship program for Spanish students

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Authors

IGInés Vañó García

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Overview

Educational case study reveals strong positive impacts from community-engaged internships among Spanish language students, highlighting institutional funding barriers to long-term sustainability.

Key Points

To examine the implementation, pedagogical benefits, and operational challenges of a pilot community-engaged internship program for undergraduate Spanish language students.
Designed and deployed a pilot internship curriculum pairing college Spanish students with local media organizations and community initiatives serving Spanish-speaking populations.
Evaluated program outcomes, structural labor demands, and institutional barriers encountered during and after the pilot year.
Publicly engaged, project-based learning enabled students to apply Spanish language competencies within meaningful, real-world community contexts.
The program could not be sustained beyond the initial pilot phase due to lack of dedicated financial resources and institutional support.

Cite This Study

Inés Vañó García (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a914602d15324a1df3a93ae https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.70068

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