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The term [[Assistantassistant Teacherteacher]], 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 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.

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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 assistantthem. 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]].

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.