08/04/2024
The EDUC Staff Language Programme is a tool for the development of language skills and cultural competence. The programme pairs two administrative staff members from different universities within the EDUC-alliance to practice a language of their choice, enhancing intercultural communication skills in a friendly and professional environment.
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More on the EDUC Staff Language Programme and it's E-Tandem component (educalliance.eu)
The tutor will supervise E-Tandem participants/pairs during the E-Tandem programme, as follows:
- Establish and maintain regular contact with the learners
- Help develop and maintain a friendly and constructive relationship between the pairs
- Support learners in matching their expectations and setting their goals
The recruitment of tutors will be based on the following principles:
- staff members, primarily working in language centres and/or language departments at the institutions
- priority will be given to tutors already trained in the pilot phase of the E-Tandems in EDUC I
- tutors should be skilled in fostering foreign language and intercultural communication and will be selected for their expertise in language learning and pedagogy
- English B2 level
- Willingness and openness to guide pairs in other languages from the alliance
Each tutor is expected to follow until 4 pairs. The expected workload is as follow:
- Participation to a dedicated training session for tutors (2h) in May
- 3 feedback sessions with the pairs, in May, September and November (3hs with each pair = 12 hours total)
- Preparation of feedback sessions, organisation of the work, follow-up and supervision of pairs on Teams (12 hours)
Total estimated: 26 hours