STUDENT-Technical Services Assistant-Italian

Ithaca College•Town of Ithaca, NY

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures is looking to hire an advanced language student to work as an undergraduate teaching assistant (T.A.) for Italian. After a brief training program, the teaching assistant will lead 50-minute drill sessions in the Italian language for our first-year students. The T.A. sessions complement the 3 hours led by the course instructor. The T.A. will lead recitation sessions for groups of no more than 13 students to reinforce material introduced in class by the instructor. Ithaca College’s student employment program offers meaningful experiential learning opportunities that develop transferable skills sought by employers across various industries. These positions allow students to apply classroom knowledge in real-world professional settings, fostering both personal and professional growth. Ithaca College is committed to building a diverse academic community and encourages members of underrepresented groups to apply. Experience that contributes to the diversity of the college is appreciated.

Requirements

Advanced language student
Must be comfortable in front of the classroom
Must be able to provide healthy and vital drill sessions for first-year students

Nice To Haves

Experience that contributes to the diversity of the college is appreciated.

Responsibilities

Meeting weekly with the course instructor in charge to discuss material to be drilled and coordinate appropriate exercises.
Organizing and preparing all exercises to be presented in the drill session.
Presenting drills and maintaining a vital classroom atmosphere.
Taking attendance at all drill sessions and report the attendance record to the court instructor (either weekly intervals or at the end, as agreed).
Communicating any concerns to either the course instructor (firstly) or to Annette Levine, the T.A. Program Director.