Applicants for assistantships are considered on the basis of knowledge and skills in the language area as well as scholarship and potential to undertake advanced study and research. Teaching assistants are responsible for a first-year language class. Other fees charged by the University are not included in the TA fee waiver package. Teaching assistants are required to register for 9 credits each semester. Academic Opportunities Graduate students in the department are invited to apply for our annual exchange of teaching assistants with Heidelberg University in Germany, the University of Burgundy in France and the University Gaston Berger de Saint Louis in Senegal.
International internships are available.
The International 28 position Multi-media Computer Laboratory provides word processing and a variety of computer programs for working with foreign languages, literatures and cultures, and also English as a Second Language.