In-school Peer-tutor Training Program: Students Supporting Students

Since the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has issued new proficiency requirements; i.e., Levels 2+ (Reading), 2+ (Listening), and 2 (Speaking) on the Interagency Language Roundtable rating scale, and the elimination of the evening study hall program, its undergraduate schools have implemented various academic measures to help students achieve these requirements and reduce academic attrition by increasing support for at-risk students. The Middle East School III (MEIII) has established an in-school peer-tutor training program that allows high-performing students to assist peers experiencing difficulties. This paper shares the MEIII's experiences in designing and implementing the peer-tutor training program, presenting ideas for faculty at other schools if they decide to implement and adapt similar programs. These ideas may help organize a learning community at the institute with the shared goal of students' success.