G9.9 Section Assignments for Spanish 226

By departmental policy, all TAs who are ABD in Spanish in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese will be the pool of TAs to teach Spanish 226. If there are more such TAs than needed to staff Spanish 226, then the remaining TAs will be given teaching assignments at the Spanish 101-204 levels, as needed, as per the guidelines for assigning TA sections.

The process for assigning sections of Spanish 226 parallels that of assigning sections of Spanish 101-204.

Each TA in Spanish who is ABD and making satisfactory progress toward degree, as certified by their advisor, will be assigned one section of Spanish 226. Students on probation will not be assigned teaching duties at the Spanish 226 level.

After single sections are assigned, additional half or full sections will be assigned as follows.

• Additional half or full sections are not automatically granted. Teaching assistants must request additional sections in their responses to the Qualtrics survey administered by the director of the language program. Double or half sections are awarded based on teaching performance (which includes performance of administrative duties related to teaching). Such awards will be contingent upon the student’s academic standing in the department, scheduling compatibility, departmental needs, and the eligibility stated above.
• There is a standard limit of three sections that may be assigned during the two- semester academic year. To maintain the integrity and quality of the department’s language programs, the chair may, at their discretion, assign additional sections beyond the stipulated limit of three courses per academic year, using the same criteria stated above.
• The number of half or double sections to be assigned is contingent upon yearly budget. If not enough double or half sections exist to meet TA requests, double and half sections will be assigned with priority given to those with previous teaching experience and excellence at the Spanish 226 level, as determined through coordinator and student evaluations, as well as the number of years at the ABD level. Candidates who have been ABD for more than five years will be given lower priority.

Any TA who is at the ABD level but wishes to teach Spanish 101-204, 206, 207, 223 or 224 rather than Spanish 226 should indicate that teaching preferences survey. Requests will be considered in light of departmental need and scheduling.

After all eligible TAs in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese program are assigned single or additional sections, as described above, if there still are additional sections of Spanish 226 available, we will assign those sections to TAs who are in good standing according to the following criteria.

• First preference: Third-year dissertators in the department who are making satisfactory progress on their dissertation, as validated by a written statement from the dissertation director.
• Second preference: Second Language Acquisition (SLA) PhD students and other PhD students minoring in Spanish or Portuguese at the ABD level who are in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress in their program (as validated by a written statement from their advisor).
• Third preference: Fourth- and fifth-year dissertators in the department who are making satisfactory progress on their dissertation, as validated by a written statement from the dissertation director. Any dissertator who has exceeded the five-year limit for writing the dissertation will not be eligible for a teaching assignment, except by special petition.
• Fourth preference: Graduate students enrolled in academic programs outside the department who are at the ABD level and have had previous experience teaching at the Spanish 101-204 level for a minimum of three years or have previously taught Spanish 226 or the equivalent. They must be in good academic standing and making satisfactory progress in their program (as validated by a written statement from their advisor). No consideration will be given to Teaching Assistants whose teaching performance is assessed as lower than “Acceptable.”