Graduate Funding Information Service

November 24, 2018

UW TA Positions for Summer 2019-Spring 2020: Asian Languages and Literature

Application Deadline: January 7, 2019

Eligibility: All graduate students applying to, accepted by, or currently enrolled in the University of Washington are eligible to apply for teaching assistant positions. Strong preference is given to graduate students in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature.

The TA Application Workshop will be held on Friday, November 30, 2018, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, in SAV 157. Please join us to ask questions or hear more about these TA opportunities.

Selection Criteria:  The following criteria will be taken into consideration in the selection of teaching assistants:

  • command of spoken and written English
  • academic progress (with priority given to AL&L students)
  • evidence of effective teaching potential
  • career plans involving teaching
  • responsibility and the ability to work well with others

In addition, the following criteria will be considered for language teaching applicants:

  • proficiency in the target language
  • experience teaching the target language
  • completion of coursework in foreign language pedagogy (e.g. ASIAN 510)
  • knowledge of the grammar of the target language and the ability to explain it clearly.

English Language Requirement:  By the time of appointment, students who are non-native speakers of English must demonstrate sufficient ability in English by satisfying the requirements detailed in Graduate School Memorandum No. 15.

To satisfy the requirement you must have either:

  1. A bachelor’s, (NOT a master’s, or doctoral degree) from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or from an institution in Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, New Zealand, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, or the United Kingdom, OR
  2. have submitted to the University of Washington a currently valid TOEFL Speaking score of 26 or higher, OR a IELTS speaking score of 7.0 or higher, OR a VERSANT score of 65 or higher. NOTE: UW is phasing out acceptance of IELTS scores. Only IELTS scores from tests taken prior to June 1, 2017 will be accepted.

Due Date:  The deadline for Chinese, Japanese, Hindi, and Korean, is January 7, 2019. Late applications may be considered at the discretion of the Department. Students will be notified of their appointments as soon as practicable.

For complete information about this opportunity, including how to apply, click here.