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A '''Foreignforeign Languagelanguage Assistantassistant''' (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 '''assistantprograms teacher programme''' isare meant to be aof benefit for both assistants and pupils. It should help to improve the foreign 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.<ref name="bc"/>
TheIn Germany, the responsible institution behind the '''assistantFLA teacher programme''' in Germanyprogram is the Educational Exchange Service ([[:de:Pädagogischer Austauschdienst|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.
==Duties==
A '''Foreignforeign Languagelanguage Assistant'''assistant either assists teachers in their [[German language|German]] lessons or teaches small groups on his/her own. Foreign Languagelanguage Assistants have toassistants 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. In order to apply for the post as an assistant teacher interested students need to have completed at least four university semesters leading to qualified teacher status.
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.
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==References==
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== 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]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120218161112/http://www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants-fla.htm British Council]
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