Graduate Teaching Assistantships:

A hallmark of our graduate programs is the excellent training and professional development we provide full-time students through Graduate Teaching Assistantships. These awards provide students with full tuition scholarships, a living stipend of $7, 195.00, and an intensive training program for teaching second language at the university level. Awardees are afforded the opportunity to teach a language class each semester under the supervision and with the support of our Language Program coordinators. In addition to a first semester Teaching Practicum (a workshop-style support class), Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA’s) are provided consistent feedback on their teaching, occasional workshops on second language acquisition pedagogy, and professional development seminars. Furthermore, GTA’s form a lasting professional bond as they work as part of the Language Program “teams,” one that will serve them well as they progress into the profession. GTA’s are available for those interested in teaching French, German, Italian, Spanish, and ESL. There are also a limited number of non-teaching GTA’s who work in our Foreign Language Media Center. Interested applicants should request consideration for these competitive positions in their Statement of Purpose essay and on the application.

GTA’s are available, on a competitive basis, to all students, including International Students.”