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GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP AND TEACHING ASSOCIATE PROGRAMS

Graduate students in English, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics and the TESOL program have the opportunity to apply for positions as Graduate Assistants and Teaching Associates in the department's composition program.

The GA/TA programs are structured in the following way:

Semester 1 Graduate Assistant - After selection by a department 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 generally offered only 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 selection by a department committee, the graduate student may be hired as a TA for one 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 in good academic standing who have completed 12 units of graduate work are eligible.

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.

After experience as a Teaching Associate, a student who completes the M.A. may apply for a position as a part-time lecturer in the department.

Application procedure

To apply for a Graduate Assistantship, please submit to Dr. Fontaine:

the Tutor/Graduate Assistant application form (available in the English Department);

two recommendations from professors who can evaluate your qualifications for the program.

To apply for the Teaching Associate Program, please submit to Dr. Crouch:

a brief letter of application, indicating your reasons for wanting to take part in the program, and providing the name of at least one 099 instructor who can speak to your performance in the classroom;

a current resume;

one graded paper from a 500-level course, with instructor’s remarks.

An interview is required for each position.

Application dates vary by year. Please check with the English Department.

 

 

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