French & Italian Student Jobs
Please note below the requirements, qualifications, and duties for student instructors, research and teaching assistants, and writing lab assistants for French classes.
Student Instructor
Duties:
- Student instructors are master teachers for lower division French classes (101, 102, and 201). The classes last 50 minutes and are taught at various hours throughout the day. Stipend: semester contract of 15 hours a week.
Qualifications:
- A sophomore or older majoring in French (French, French Studies, French Teaching)
- 3.4 GPA minimum (submit official transcript)
- Advanced proficiency in French
- Faculty recommendations
Selection based on:
Review of application, teaching demonstration, and interview
Click here to fill out the French SI application, then email it to french_italian@byu.edu
Research and Teaching Assistants
Duties:
- Provide additional grading, research, or teaching help to individual professors in the department.
Qualifications:
Qualifications are set by the professors themselves who hire their assistants.
Selection based on:
- Individual meetings with professors.
If you are interested in being a TA, fill out this Google form
Writing Lab Assistant
Duties:
- Correcting student papers for errors in grammar and style.
Qualifications:
- Native speakers or native fluency required.
- Advanced knowledge of French writing and grammar.
- Take the “Writing Lab” exam in the French and Italian Department office.
Selection based on:
- Results of “Writing Lab” exam.
- Knowledge of French grammar and writing styles
Email french_italian@byu.edu
Please note below the requirements, qualifications, and duties for student instructors, writing lab assistants, and research and teaching assistants for the Italian section.
Student Instructor
Duties:
- Student instructors are master teachers for lower division Italian classes (101, 102, and 201). The classes last 50 minutes and are taught at various hours throughout the day. Stipend: semester contract of 15 hours a week.
Qualifications:
- A sophomore or older majoring in Italian
- 3.4 GPA minimum (submit official transcript)
- Advanced proficiency in Italian
- Good faculty recommendations
Selection based on:
Review of dossier, teaching demonstration, and interview
Click here to fill out the Italian SI application, then email it to french_italian@byu.edu
Writing Lab Assistant
Duties:
- Correcting student papers for errors in grammar and style.
Qualifications:
- Native speakers or native fluency required.
- Advanced knowledge of Italian writing and grammar.
- Take the “Writing Lab” exam in the French and Italian Department office.
Selection based on:
- Results of “Writing Lab” exam.
- Knowledge of Italian grammar and writing styles
Email french_italian@byu.edu
Research and Teaching Assistants
Duties:
- Provide additional grading, research, or teaching help to individual professors in the department.
Qualifications:
- Qualifications are set by the professors themselves who hire their assistants.
Selection based on:
- Individual meetings with professors.
Click here for the Italian Research Assistant application.
If you are interested in being a TA, contact an Italian professor. Students generally TA for a class which they have already taken.