Language Assistant

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - B.15
Language Assistant (6650)

May, 1976

CLASS CONCEPT

Under direction, Language Assistants conduct classroom conversation sessions 
by serving as models and prompters to assist students in acquiring 
conversational fluency in a foreign language; prepare classroom and self-
instructional written and taped material, and perform other related duties as 
required.

Language Assistants use their native knowledge of a foreign language to assist 
in the teaching of languages. Incumbents typically write and transcribe to 
tape (or other automated teaching devices) self-instructional material to use 
in grammar exercises, and to improve discrimination and correct articulation 
of sounds; dramatize situations in conversation classes to provide coaching 
for students in acquiring conversational fluency in the language; give 
remedial assistance to individual problems of students in class sessions 
through repetitive prompting; write text material for a complete course in 
the language under study; and explain cultural references in the literature 
of the language under study.

Language Assistant positions are distinguished from Linguistic Interpreter 
positions in that incumbents prepare instructional materials, conduct 
classes with emphasis on reading and conversation, and maintain a continuing 
tutorial relationship with students.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from college and a native knowledge of the required foreign 
language; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and 
knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the 
duties assigned to the position.