Studenters motivasjon for språkmakkerarbeid og syn på seg sjøl som språklige ressurser

Students' motivation for language peer mentoring, and their perception of themselves as linguistic resources During the past decade co-student mentoring to strengthen the social and professional learning environment has become common practice in Norwegian higher education. Between 2018 and 2021, Oslo Metropolitan University developed a language-mentoring program where students assist co-students to enhance their Norwegian oral skills. The target group was second language students. Solid oral skills in the instruction language are required to ensure high quality in subject learning, both for oral and written academic practice, and in theoretical and practical contexts. Half of the applicants for the student mentor positions had Norwegian as a second language themselves, or family members with a first language other than Norwegian.