ELI 580 Program Assistant

The English Language Institute is recruiting undergraduate students for paid consulting positions in an online GSI teacher preparation course for graduate students who speak English as an additional language. If you have worked as a 994 Student Consultant/Program Assistant before, this job is very smilar.

What will you do??

• Participate in practice office hours and teaching sessions, as you would for a regular class 

• Give feedback to prospective GSIs on the quality of their instruction in terms of language use and lesson delivery

• Get paid to act like yourselves - students in a U-M class!

What will you gain?

• Experience providing appropriate constructive feedback in a multi-cultural setting 

• Experience working with multilingual speakers from a variety of countries and LSA disciplines

• Knowledge about second language teaching and learning

• An opportunity to help shape undergraduate teaching at the University of Michigan and foster an inclusive campus climate

What qualifications do you need?

• Enrollment as an undergraduate student at the University of Michigan

• Experience in LSA undergraduate courses

• Excellent time management skills

• Ability to offer clear, concise feedback in both written and oral form

• Availability for all of the following dates/times

REQUIRED DATES

Applicants must be available to work at ALL of the following dates/times:

• Tuesday September 22  4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Thursday September 24 4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Tuesday October 6   4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Thursday October 8  4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Thursday October 22   4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Tuesday October 27  4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Tuesday November 3  4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Thursday November 5  4:00pm - 6:15pm
• Tuesday November 10  4:00pm - 615pm

To apply for this position, fill out the online application (REQUIRED), and email your résumé and cover letter to ELI994-Hiring@umich.edu . Your résumé and cover letter should be combined into a single PDF document, and describe the relevant skills you have along with your commitment to being available each of the dates and times listed above.

To facilitate hiring please make sure that your current mailing address and a student application are updated in Wolverine Access.

• Current enrollment as an undergraduate student;

• Interest in world cultures, languages, and cross-cultural exchange;

• Time availability (please see dates above) and punctuality;

• Excellent English communication skills;

• International experience or experience learning/speaking a second language is helpful but not required

Preference will be given to candidates who:

• have previous experience as an ELI 994 Student Consultant

• have prior successful performance in an ELI course;

• have experience in an ESL/EAP environment;

• have prior teaching or tutoring experience