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Educational theory and practice
Accomplished teachers of languages have knowledge of learner development appropriate to the level at which they teach, and apply this knowledge in all aspects of their teaching.
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Language and culture
Accomplished teachers of languages are both users and teachers of linguistic and cultural knowledge.
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Language Pedagogy
Accomplished teachers of languages have a developed understanding of the language learning process. Their understanding comes from their formal and informal learning about teaching and learning, and also from their own experiences of being a language learner and user, either of the language(s) they teach or additional languages
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Ethics and responsibility
Accomplished teachers of languages take responsibility for the teaching and learning relationship and for social and cultural relationships in their teaching.
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Professional relationships
Accomplished teachers of languages are part of a professional educational community and they establish professional relationships with students, with parents/caregivers, with other languages teachers, with teachers in other disciplines, and with school communities.
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Active engagement with wider context
Accomplished teachers of languages establish relationships to wider contexts and are able to connect the local to the global.
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Advocacy
Accomplished teachers of languages advocate for language learning, intercultural communication and sensitivity, and linguistic and cultural diversity
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Personal characteristics
Accomplished teachers of languages value their profession. They are committed to teaching and teaching languages and cultures.
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