Teaching Assistants in Spanish

Note: Dates on this page are for the Spring 2024 application process. This information will be updated for the upcoming academic year when available.

Information for TA Candidates in Spanish

Thank you for your interest in the teaching assistantships at Bryn Mawr College’s Department of Spanish.

At the beginning and intermediate levels, Spanish Language classes are supplemented by group sessions taught by TA candidates chosen during a pre-semester workshop.

The workshop takes place on Thursday and Friday prior to the beginning of the fall semester, in which Teaching Assistant candidates are exposed to major trends and techniques in language acquisition theory and praxis. 

Several assistantships are available this year for beginning and intermediate classes. To be eligible for such a position, you must be a Bryn Mawr undergraduate and be enrolled in or have completed courses at the 200-level or have equivalent proficiency in Spanish.

Assistants are selected and hired by the department at the end of the workshop. Please note that we try to place as many candidates as possible but we cannot promise you a job ahead of time. If you are on financial aid, you should therefore make sure you have a secure job for next year in addition to this one.

At all levels the Teaching Assistant is responsible for:

1. One hour/week drilling the students with the material taught by the instructor in the masterclasses; supervising interactive and task-oriented activities designed to encourage communication in the target language. Such activities include rapid-paced communicative drills, dialogues, pantomime, role-playing, discussions, debates, interviews, skits, and videos.
    
2. Preparing for the sessions.
    
3. Meeting with the course coordinator for problem-solving and discussion of the following week's activities.

The hours are as follows:

Beginning and Basic Intermediate levels — Total: 2 1/2 hours per week

• 1-hour teaching group session on Tuesdays.
  • Spanish 001 and Spanish 002 at 7:55 a.m., 8:55 a.m., and 9:55 a.m.
• 1-hour preparation.
• ½-hour meeting with the course coordinator (time to be arranged).

Intermediate and Advanced Language Through Culture– Total: 2 1/2 hours per week

• 1-hour teaching group session on Mondays
  • Spanish 101 — 3 sections at 5:10 p.m., and/or 6:10 p.m., and/or 7:10 p.m. (to be confirmed depending on students' schedules)
  • Spanish 102 — 2 sections at 5:10 p.m., and/or 6:10 p.m., and/or 7:10 p.m. (to be confirmed depending on students' schedules)
• 1-hour preparation.
• ½-hour meeting with the course coordinator (time to be arranged).

Occasionally, assistants teach two sections. Since they prepare the same material for two sections, the total number of hours would then be 3½ hours. If there are two different preparations, the number of hours would be 5 hours.

You will be paid a good work-study rate for these positions. The rate for 2023/2024 is $14.00 per hour (the rate for 2024/2025 TBD).

Candidates interested in these positions must read the general information about the position, interview with the coordinator, Inés Arribas, and complete the online application form by May 1^st.

Once you have been notified that your application has been received and accepted, please fill out the online Spanish TA Workshop Registration Form at your earliest convenience, but no later than June 1^st.

Department of Spanish