Graduate students who have completed one year in the Graduate Assistantship Program in the Writing Center are eligible to apply for positions as Teaching Associates in the department's composition program.

The two programs are structured in the following way:

• Semester 1 Graduate Assistant - After selection by a Writing Center committee, the student works as a GA assisting an English 099 instructor and tutoring in the Writing Center.  During the first semester, the GA must enroll in English 402/402S, Response Theories in Composition, a graded, 3-unit course, which is only offered during the fall semester.
• Semester 2 The GA without teaching experience prior to entering the program continues to assist in the classroom and tutor in the Center.


• Semester 2 or 3 Teaching Associate - After interview and selection by a department committee, the graduate student may be hired as a TA for an academic year to teach one section of writing each semester under faculty supervision.  During the first semester, the TA must enroll in English 590, Writing Theory and Practice, a graded, 3-unit course. Only students who have completed 12 units of graduate work are eligible for this program.
• Semester 3 or 4 The student continues to teach under faculty supervision and must enroll in English 590S, Teaching Assistant Supervision, a CR/NC 1-unit course.

Application procedure
To apply for the Teaching Associate Program, please submit to the TA Selection Committee:

• a brief letter of application, indicating your reasons for wanting to take part in the program;
• a short resume highlighting preparation you have had for this position;
• one graded paper from a 500-level course, with instructor's remarks;
• the name of at least one 099 instructor who is willing to speak to your performance in the classroom.

Students who will complete their coursework for the MA prior to the spring term are not eligible for this program.
Applications are due no later than 12:00 on May 1, 2009.  Submit your application to Cindy Togami in the English Department Office, UH 322, by the due date.  Late applications will not be accepted.