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THE SUBJECT MENTOR IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES’ TEACHER EDUCATION

Diamantidaki, F; (2018) THE SUBJECT MENTOR IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES’ TEACHER EDUCATION. Journal of Media Critiques , 4 (14) pp. 31-43. 10.17349/jmc118202. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper comes at a time of curriculum and Initial Teacher Education (ITE) change in England. The need to hold on tightly to many first principles is vital and one of these is the role of the modern foreign languages mentor in schools, in the context of secondary ITE, the Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) more specifically. This paper aims to restate the definition of the subject mentor, focusing on the qualities, the complexity and evolution of the role. A theoretical framework has been developed based on the theory of mentoring and associated concepts of reflective practice and professional dialogical relationships. Theory and practice of mentoring are then supported with a small-scale research study based on openended questionnaires to subject mentors of PGCE Modern Foreign Languages (MFL). The paper also explores the type of collaboration that subject mentors would appreciate having with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and observes whether the subject mentoring role in MFL is changing as a result of government policy changes.

Type: Article
Title: THE SUBJECT MENTOR IN MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES’ TEACHER EDUCATION
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.17349/jmc118202
Publisher version: http://doi.org/10.17349/jmc118202
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © 2018 Journal of Media Critiques [JMC]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Keywords: subject mentor, modern foreign languages (MFL), mentoring, ITE, PGCE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Culture, Communication and Media
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10055571
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