Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century

In the European context, language assistants (LAs) have been key actors in foreign language classes for over a century. Language assistants, nowadays considered a valuable resource for learners, work in similar contexts throughout the continent (schools, universities, language schools) and, theoreti...

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Autores: López Medina, Beatriz Pilar, Otto Cantón, Ana Isabel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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spelling Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st centuryHacia el perfil del auxiliar de conversación en el contexto europeo: características, roles y funciones en el siglo XXILópez Medina, Beatriz PilarOtto Cantón, Ana Isabel81'24381'272(4)008(4)371.337.012Language assistants’ rolesForeign language teachingCultureEuropean linguistic policyRoles de los auxiliares de conversaciónEnseñanza de lengua extranjeraCulturaPolítica lingüística europeaHumanidadesCiencias SocialesLingüísticaEnseñanza de la lengua y la literaturaMétodos de investigación en educación57 Lingüística5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas5801 Teoría y Métodos EducativosIn the European context, language assistants (LAs) have been key actors in foreign language classes for over a century. Language assistants, nowadays considered a valuable resource for learners, work in similar contexts throughout the continent (schools, universities, language schools) and, theoretically, should perform the same roles in all host countries. In practice, however, the main features and expected roles might differ. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to compare functions of language assistants in four European countries (France, Italy, Spain, and Austria). To this end, guides published by the host countries and addressed to LAs were taken as a reference. Second, to highlight the features which better identify and define language assistants in Europe. For this analysis, a comparative crossnational study following the Grounded Theory approach with MAXQDA software was used. Findings indicate that language assistants are usually young people coming from different educational backgrounds who have received basic information about the host country as well as pedagogical and methodological issues. They are mainly considered as language and culture ambassadors who work in association with a mentor teacher or supervisor who leads the class. The study is hoped to contribute to the creation of a European profile in the 21st century useful for current and future language assistants and their supervisors, and also to policy makers in need to update guides addressed to this valuable asset.Universidad de Sevilla /Universidad de Educación a Distancia UNEDUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20222022-10-0120222022-10-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115095reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1150952026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
Hacia el perfil del auxiliar de conversación en el contexto europeo: características, roles y funciones en el siglo XXI
title Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
spellingShingle Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
López Medina, Beatriz Pilar
81'243
81'272(4)
008(4)
371.3
37.012
Language assistants’ roles
Foreign language teaching
Culture
European linguistic policy
Roles de los auxiliares de conversación
Enseñanza de lengua extranjera
Cultura
Política lingüística europea
Humanidades
Ciencias Sociales
Lingüística
Enseñanza de la lengua y la literatura
Métodos de investigación en educación
57 Lingüística
5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos
title_short Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
title_full Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
title_fullStr Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
title_full_unstemmed Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
title_sort Profiling language assistants in the European context: features, roles, and functions in the 21st century
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Otto Cantón, Ana Isabel
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Foreign language teaching
Culture
European linguistic policy
Roles de los auxiliares de conversación
Enseñanza de lengua extranjera
Cultura
Política lingüística europea
Humanidades
Ciencias Sociales
Lingüística
Enseñanza de la lengua y la literatura
Métodos de investigación en educación
57 Lingüística
5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos
topic 81'243
81'272(4)
008(4)
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Language assistants’ roles
Foreign language teaching
Culture
European linguistic policy
Roles de los auxiliares de conversación
Enseñanza de lengua extranjera
Cultura
Política lingüística europea
Humanidades
Ciencias Sociales
Lingüística
Enseñanza de la lengua y la literatura
Métodos de investigación en educación
57 Lingüística
5701.11 Enseñanza de Lenguas
5801 Teoría y Métodos Educativos
description In the European context, language assistants (LAs) have been key actors in foreign language classes for over a century. Language assistants, nowadays considered a valuable resource for learners, work in similar contexts throughout the continent (schools, universities, language schools) and, theoretically, should perform the same roles in all host countries. In practice, however, the main features and expected roles might differ. The aim of this study is twofold: first, to compare functions of language assistants in four European countries (France, Italy, Spain, and Austria). To this end, guides published by the host countries and addressed to LAs were taken as a reference. Second, to highlight the features which better identify and define language assistants in Europe. For this analysis, a comparative crossnational study following the Grounded Theory approach with MAXQDA software was used. Findings indicate that language assistants are usually young people coming from different educational backgrounds who have received basic information about the host country as well as pedagogical and methodological issues. They are mainly considered as language and culture ambassadors who work in association with a mentor teacher or supervisor who leads the class. The study is hoped to contribute to the creation of a European profile in the 21st century useful for current and future language assistants and their supervisors, and also to policy makers in need to update guides addressed to this valuable asset.
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