Information Session for Fall 2024 Positions
Interested first-time applicants should attend the session on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at 11:10 a.m. in Ascension 220. Applications are due Thursday, March 28, 2024.
An optional application Q&A session will be held on Tuesday, March 19, from 11:10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in Ascension Hall 225. Drop in with questions and meet some current teaching assistants.
How to Apply
Applications are currently being accepted for fall 2024 teaching positions. Any student with advanced-to-near native proficiency in one of our languages are strongly encouraged to apply. We welcome first language and heritage speakers, and 300+ level students. To apply to become an teaching assistant (TA) in ASL, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish, please see the following links:
- Application Guide for All Applicants
- Application Form for All Applicants
- Faculty Reference Form
- MLL TA Open house schedule
NOTE: Please request a faculty reference in a timely and professional manner to allow enough time for them to provide a reference. If you are a current or former TA, your most recent faculty supervisor should be your reference. If you have not met any of the MLL professors in your language, you should contact them and arrange a time to meet. You should be prepared to talk to them about the following:
- What is your teaching experience?
- Have you studied the language and its structures? / what are the difficulties you anticipate in teaching it?
- Why do you want to teach it?
- How would you teach X (certain grammar points, vocabulary sets, or other aspects of the language)?
- In what ways are you involved in the MLL department?