Emotions in the Advising Dialogue: Reflection of Novice Learning Advisors

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2022)
Title: Emotions in the Advising Dialogue: Reflection of Novice Learning Advisors
Stream: Mind, Brain & Psychology: Human Emotional & Cognitive Development & Outcomes within Educational Contexts
Presentation Type: Oral Presentation
Authors:
Sina Takada, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Emily Marzin, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan
Christine Pemberton, Kanda University of International Studies, Japan

Abstract:

Studies have reported and acknowledged the important role and impact of affective factors, such as confidence and anxiety, in language teaching and learning. Thus, emotional factors are among the major topics that emerge during an advising session, where learning advisors (LAs) foster students’ reflections about themselves and their language learning. However, the emotional issues of LAs themselves have not been discussed extensively. Would LAs’ emotions influence their effectiveness in supporting students? For LAs to be emotionally resilient themselves, before helping students to be so, identifying and acknowledging the emotions they experience is one of the first steps. Based on this premise, we, novice language learning advisors, reflected on our experience during our early advising practice. The context of this study is the Self-Access Learning Center (SALC) at Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), where students have access to learning advising sessions as part of the SALC’s self-access services. The main focus of this presentation is to summarize presenters' reflections on their emotional experiences during their first semester of working as learning advisors, with common themes that emerged throughout the introspection process. The present reflection aims to raise awareness of the LAs' emotions among the advisors' community, colleagues, mentors and trainers. We hope our study will also help to better understand and provide insights into the affective issues of LAs and how they could be helped to be emotionally resilient.



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