Abstract
In the framework of the internationalisation of Higher Education (HE), this case study exposes the innovative concept of training intercultural peer tutors, and its implications. We will argue which skills are considered as specific intercultural peer tutoring competences and why these are important for the learning development in internationalised learning contexts. After a short description of the intercultural peer tutoring training at the European University Viadrina (EUV) and its theoretical basis, we will present the findings of a study accompanying the beginning phase of the training, which will demonstrate what kind of competences intercultural peer tutors develop in addition to those associated to classical peer tutoring. The paper will show that this specific training, focusing on intercultural peer tutoring, has a considerable impact on studentsââ¬â¢ own intercultural learning progress and also substantially prepares them to support the learning development of fellow international students.
Highlights
IntroductionPeer tutoring is not a new concept but has gained traction in Germany since 2011 with the 200 million euro funded ‘Teaching Quality Pact’ programme of the Federal Government: this programme aims to improve study conditions and the quality of teaching and mentoring for students in Higher Education (HE)
We will explain why we focused on intercultural peer tutoring competences, what competences students developed, how we defined these competences and how we trained peer tutors
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Summary
Peer tutoring is not a new concept but has gained traction in Germany since 2011 with the 200 million euro funded ‘Teaching Quality Pact’ programme of the Federal Government: this programme aims to improve study conditions and the quality of teaching and mentoring for students in HE Within this framework, a peer tutoring training has been initiated by EUV, exceptional in its dimensions and differentiation. In 2012, the ‘Viadrina PeerTutoring’ training programme was established to operate across disciplines and spread into different areas of key competences, such as intercultural competence, writing, learning and presentational skills It is integrated in the curriculum of all faculties at the EUV (including Business Administration and Economics, Faculty of Law as well as Social and Cultural Science), all Bachelor and Masters students may voluntarily attend the training.
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