JEANNE SCHUELLER, FACULTY ASSOCIATE, GERMAN LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:30 pm central, Thursday, March 25
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Description:
Even during non-pandemic semesters, TAs juggle their own course work, research, and professional development activities while teaching one or more often highly enrolled classes a semester. For the past year, TAs have been expected to learn new technologies for teaching remotely, establish an effective social presence in their remote classes in order to foster interpersonal relationships with and among students, and be cognizant of their own students’ emotional and mental states and teach with compassion, all while helping students achieve demanding course goals. In today’s discussion we will hear from a panel of graduate students who will share their experiences as language TAs during the pandemic. What causes particular stress and anxiety, what strategies have they developed for managing stress, and what can their TA supervisors, program directors, faculty advisors, and peers do to support them?
About the discussant:
Jeanne Schueller is an applied linguist who teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in German language and culture and applied linguistics. She is affiliated with the Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition at UW–Madison. As director of the German language program, Jeanne coordinates first- through fourth-semester German and supervises teaching assistants. In addition, she co-developed and supervises Intermediate German: Reading, one of three third-year language courses in the undergraduate curriculum.
Delivery format: Zoom meeting
Contact: Jana Martin, Associate Director, Language Institute. Email Jana for access to a recording of the session.
If you need accommodations to participate in this event, contact Adolfo Carrillo Cabello at least three business days prior to the event.
Sponsors: University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Language Media Center; University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) Language Resource Center; University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts (CLA) Language Center; Michigan State University, Center for Language Teaching Advancement; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Language Institute