The role of tutoring in mastering German languages in higher education
Abstract
The article reveals the problem of introducing quality tutoring in higher education, in particular Germanic languages. As practice shows, the number of students who want to master Germanic languages is growing; such students need to have an individual educational trajectory, where a special place belongs to the tutor. However, the problem of tutoring in domestic science is quite new, despite available works that reveal the theoretical and practical aspects of the tutoring development as a teaching profession, the issue of tutoring in mastering Germanic languages in higher education remains unnoticed by scholars, which makes the study relevant. Tutoring is an additional necessary component that complements the basic educational process; the tutor is a creative person, the leader of the study group, who conducts group classes, provides psychological support and individual assistance to students in solving educational and personal problems related to learning; provides career guidance and counselling. The quality of tutoring in mastering Germanic languages depends on the success of various interrelated work processes – Quality circle of tutoring: development of tutoring concept (determining the scope of classes, number of students, required number of tutors and educational goals), search for tutors (at the end of the previous semester with submission announcements and organizational meetings), training of tutors (professional and didactic), management of tutors (through regular meetings-consultations), assessment of tutoring (self-assessment and within the official evaluation system of the educational institution). A special place in the tutoring concept belongs to the documentation of all processes in order to analyse and transfer materials to the next generation of tutors. Tutoring is an important element of the quality management system in a modern higher education institution, as it realizes the values of individualization and self-determination. Prospects for further research are in the theoretical substantiation of the tutoring effectiveness in the mastering of German languages in higher education.
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