questions about Teaching Assistantships, etc.

[Natalia Pylypiuk]

Dear Colleagues,

As per Genevra Gerhart's request I will post (within three days) the 
responses I obtained to the four questions, which I
e-mailed on 12 August.  I will do so without any identifying markers, 
as per my agreement with the
original respondents, to whom I am very grateful!

If there are Language Coordinators and/or Language Program Directors 
willing to add their thoughtful
comments, please do so now.  Chairs are also encouraged to participate. 
All Slavic languages are relevant.
(To review my questions, please see cited text below). Everyone's 
anonymity will be respected.

If you so wish, please answer this follow-up set as well:
(5) Do you, as coordinator, have the right to reject a graduate student 
being appointed to you, if you deem that the individual is not 
committed to teaching?
(6) Do you conduct interviews with prospective graduate students 
 before making decisions on appointments?
(7) Is language teaching viewed in your department as an intellectual 
activity requiring the skills of a well trained professional, or 
primarily as a means of financial support?

Thank you for your consideration.  Best,
Natalia Pylypiuk


On Aug 13, 2004, at 2:15 PM, Genevra Gerhart wrote:
> Dear Natalia,
> If you get more than two answers to your nicely framed questions, it 
> would
> be great to post them to the list.
> Genevra
>
> To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Teaching Assistanships, Felowships, etc.
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I turn to those among you who are course coordinators, especially
> within language programs: Would you please let me know, off line,
>
> (1)  who in you department is responsible for assigning
> Teaching Assistantships  and/or Teaching Fellowships to Graduate
> Students -- the Course Coordinator or the department's graduate office?
>   Does anyone else have a voice?
>
> (2) does the coordinator get to see the graduate student's file before
> any decisions are made?
>
> (3) in cases where teachers of course sections are sessional
> instructors (rather than graduate students), is there a regular review 
> of their
> performance by the coordinator?
>
> (4) who keeps the files containing undergraduate student evaluations of
>   the teaching performance of Graduate Student Teachers and/or 
> Sessional
> teachers?  Is it the coordinator?  Someone else?
> [...]

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Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, Associate Professor
Modern Languages and Cultural Studies  http://www.mlcs.ca
200 Arts, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada T6G 2E6
voice mail: (780) 492-3498

Canadian Association of Slavists
http://www.ualberta.ca/~csp/cas

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