<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/community-based-learning-engages-students-with-spanish-speaking-lancaster.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>07/26/2018</pubDate><title>Community-Based Learning Engages Students with			                  Spanish-Speaking Lancaster</title><description>At Franklin &amp; Marshall College, students taking Spanish classes are practicing their language skills outside of the classroom. Through myriad community-based learning courses (CBL), the...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Katie Machen</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/142555987758472148-07-25-hispanic-festival-03-dg.0.185.5760.3470.full.jpg" alt="Assistant Professor of Spanish and Linguistics Jessica Cox and sophomore Lilian Rodriguez talk with an attendee of the 35th annual San Juan Bautista Hispanic Festival."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Latin American Studies</tag><tag>Spanish</tag></tags></item>