Expectations for the Supervised Internship for students in LING/JPN/RUSS/SPAN 409 and Supervising Teachers

The dates in the description below are approximate, based on the UO 10-week quarter schedule. For internships in other instructional contexts, modifications can be made to accomodate the intern's and teacher's schedules.

What is Expected of the Intern

1. The intern will be present for approximately 5 hours of class time a week.
2. The intern will follow the direction of the supervising teacher in the classroom.
3. The intern will arrive approximately 5 minutes before the class begins to help set up and get direction from the supervising teacher.
4. The structure of the internship:
   • For the first 2 weeks, the intern will observe. It is hoped that the intern will get a feel for the teacher’s style and method of teaching.
   • For the third through sixth week the intern will serve as a teacher’s aide. During this time period, the teacher will ask the intern to help in whatever way the teacher would find most helpful.
   • During the seventh and eighth week, the intern will give two to three lessons. The substance of the lessons will be decided by the supervising teacher.

What is Expected of the Supervising Teacher

1. The teacher will meet the intern out of class three times. The first time will be during the first week of classes to get to know the intern and give them some information about the course. The second time will be to discuss the lessons that the intern will give in the seventh and eighth weeks. The third time will be to give the intern feedback on their teaching. Apart from these three meetings, no out-of-class-time is expected by either the program or the intern.

2. The teacher will make clear what the intern is to do in the classroom to serve as a teacher’s aide.

3. The teacher will determine the substance of the intern’s lesson and offer some suggestions for the lesson plans.

4. The teacher will provide the intern with oral feedback on the teaching sessions.

5. The teacher will evaluate the intern’s performance on the following form, show the evaluation to the intern, and turn it in to the SLAT advisor by the end of the ninth week.