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A foreign language assistant (FLA) is an assistant teacher, usually a native speaker, assisting a teacher of modern foreign languages in another country in lessons about the native language of the assistant.^[1]

The programs are meant to be of benefit for both assistants and pupils. It should help to improve the foreign language skills of the pupils on the one hand and is, on the other hand, an opportunity for the assistants to deepen their language skills and their cultural knowledge, as well as a chance to get an insight into a different educational system.^[1]

In Germany, the responsible institution behind the FLA program is the Educational Exchange Service (Pädagogischer Austauschdienst), which is a governmental institution of the ministers of education of the federal states in Germany that organises and arranges international exchange programs in education on behalf of the federal states.

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A foreign language assistant either assists teachers in their language lessons or teaches small groups on his/her own. Foreign language assistants work a maximum of twelve hours per week, mainly in secondary schools. Tasks vary and include conversation exercises like roleplays, providing sources and interesting information for cultural studies lessons, and rehearsing exam situations. The duration of stay is usually eight to nine months.

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^ ^a ^b "British Council - Learning". Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.

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+A '''foreign language assistant''' (FLA) is an [[assistant teacher]], usually a native speaker, assisting a teacher of modern foreign languages in another country in lessons about the native language of the assistant.<ref name="bc">{{cite web | url=http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm | title=British Council - Learning | accessdate=February 15, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218161112/http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm | archivedate=February 18, 2012 }}</ref>
-The term [[Assistant Teacher]] or [[Foreign Language Assistant]]([[FLA]]) refers to a native speaker, assisting a teacher of modern foreign languages (of another country) in his/her lessons. The '''assistant teacher programme''' is meant to be a benefit for assistants and pupils. It should help to improve the language skills of the foreign pupils on the one hand and is, on the other hand, an excellent opportunity for the assistants to deepen their language skills and their cultural knowledge, as well as a chance to get an insight into a different educational system.
+The programs are meant to be of benefit for both assistants and pupils. It should help to improve the foreign language skills of the pupils on the one hand and is, on the other hand, an opportunity for the assistants to deepen their language skills and their cultural knowledge, as well as a chance to get an insight into a different educational system.<ref name="bc"/>
-The responsible institution behind the [[Assistant Teacher Programme]] is the [[Educational Exchange Service]] ([[Pädagogischer Austauschdienst]]- [[PAD]])(a governmental institution in the [[Secretariat]] of the [[Standing Conference]] of the [[Ministers]] of [[Education]] and [[Cultural Affairs]] of the [[Länder]] in [[Germany]]) which organises and arranges international exchange programmes on behalf of the federal states in the school sector.
+In Germany, the responsible institution behind the FLA program is the Educational Exchange Service ([[Pädagogischer Austauschdienst]]), which is a governmental institution of the ministers of education of the federal states in [[Germany]] that organises and arranges international exchange programs in education on behalf of the federal states.
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 ==Duties==
-An [[FLA]] either assists teachers in their [[German language|German]] lessons or teaches small groups on his/her own. [[FLAs]] have to work maximum 12 hours per week, mainly in secondary schools. Tasks vary, that is the reason why doing conversation exercises like roleplays, providing sources and interesting information for cultural studies lessons and rehearsing exam situations are just some fields of activity of an assistant. The duration of stay is usually 8-9 months. In order to apply for the post as an assistant teacher interested students need to have completed at least 4 semesters at any [[German University]].
+A foreign language assistant either assists teachers in their language lessons or teaches small groups on his/her own. Foreign language assistants work a maximum of twelve hours per week, mainly in secondary schools. Tasks vary and include conversation exercises like roleplays, providing sources and interesting information for cultural studies lessons, and rehearsing exam situations. The duration of stay is usually eight to nine months.
-The aims of such programs are to contribute to international understanding, to support language learning initiatives and to promote [[German language|German]] as a foreign language abroad.
+==See also==
+*[[Assistant Language Teacher]]
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
+== External links ==
 *[http://www.kmk.org/pad/home.htm?fsa Educational Exchange Service(PAD)]
 *[http://www.goethe.de/ins/gb/prj/stp/st1/st11/deindex.htm Goethe-Institute Great Britain]
-*[http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm British Council]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120218161112/http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm British Council]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Assistant Teacher Programme Of The Educational Exchange Service}}
+[[Category:Education and training occupations]]
+[[Category:Language teachers| ]]
+[[Category:Second-language acquisition]]
+{{lang-acquisition-stub}}
-[[de:Fremdsprachenassistent]]
-[[Category:Language education]]