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Foreign Language Assistants:
- are from a variety of countries in the French, German and Spanish-
speaking worlds, bringing a fresh cultural perspective to language learning
- help pupils meet National Curriculum requirements and raise the level
of performance in oral examinations
- give invaluable attention to individuals, pairs and groups and stimulate
genuine communication in the target language
"The availability of a foreign language assistant contributes
greatly to all aspects of a department's work, in particular to the development
of speaking skills." OFSTED
Foreign Language Assistants also:
- bring an international dimension to the curriculum and provide a ready
source of authentic material and cultural diversity
- update teachers' knowledge of the target language and culture.
"Foreign Language Assistants provide a stimulus to language
teaching in a variety of ways. They are usually closer than most teachers
to pupils' age, and can often share similar interests. They bring into
the classroom information and resources about contemporary life and culture,
such as pop music or sport. They enable pupils to see that the foreign
language is spoken by real people, and they provide an additional teaching
resource, particularly for encouraging speaking skills. Not least, they
provide linguistic updating and refreshment for teachers, and encourage
the use of the target language by the language department in front of
the pupils."
Languages Count, The Welsh Assembly Government's National Modern Foreign
Languages Strategy.
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