2023 TA Literature, Culture, and Linguistics Application Form

By filling out this form, you are applying for a TA position with the Spanish & Portuguese Department during the 2023-24 Academic Year.

Please check which quarters you would like to be considered for a TA position during the 2023-24 Academic Year(Required)

Fall 2023

Winter 2024

Spring 2024

Name

First Last

UCLA Student ID #

Field of Specialization (Please briefly describe your primary/specific research interest in the field below)

Committee Chair/ Primary Faculty Advisor:

Year you began your graduate program at UCLA:

Are you in the first or second stage of the PhD program?

First

Second

Have you advanced to doctoral candidacy?

Yes

If Yes, when did you advance? (Quarter/Year)

Have you TAed or taught literature, culture, or linguistics courses in the UCLA Department of Spanish & Portuguese?

Yes

If yes, please list them with corresponding quarters (i.e., SPAN M35, Fall 2022) in the field below

Please list any particular Digital Humanities or technological skills that you bring to this position (skills for advanced management of varied UCLA Classroom equipment and technologies; familiarity with a variety of presentation tools, such as CCLE / Canvas, Slack, Google Forms, Google Sites; assignment and exam administration sites, such as Gradescope etc.).

Have you received any teaching awards/recognitions?

Yes

If yes, please list them with corresponding quarters in the field below

In the field below, please tell us the courses you are applying to teach by order of preference (with one being your preferred course):

Please note these course offerings are tentative and may be subject to change.

SPAN/PORT M35: Spanish, Portuguese, and Nature of Language (Fall 2023 Instructor: Mateu)

SPAN 42: Iberian Culture (Winter 2024 Instructor: Patiño)

SPAN 44: Latin American Culture (Fall 2023 Instructor: Arroyo Calderon)

SPAN 120: History of Literature (Winter 2024 Instructor: van Delden)

PORT 46: Brazil and Portuguese-Speaking World (Winter 2024 Instructor: Passos)

Courses you are applying to teach by order of preference

Note: discussion sections are scheduled based on enrollment demand for each quarter. The Department reserves the right to make adjustments as necessary.

In the field below, please tell us how a Literature, Culture, or Linguistics TA position will contribute to your academic and professional goals. Please describe how you can contribute to the development of the course(s).

Please upload your CV
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Please upload your 3 most recent TA evaluations. If you have taught literature courses in the past, please upload them.

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By submitting this form, you acknowledge you reviewed the Department’s Criteria for Appointment and Reappointment on our website and agree to fulfill all these responsibilities if offered a TA position.
https://www.spanport.ucla.edu/graduate/the-phd/teaching-assistantships/criteria-for-appointment-literature-culture-and-linguistics-teaching-assistantships/