World Languages and Cultures

2018 Ukraine-Moldova EL Travel Seminar Information Session: 10/17

Germany and Poland (Reduced Cost) Spring Break EL Seminar Information Session: 10/17

Are you ready to expand your horizons and share your
language and culture with French students? The Teaching Assistant Program in
France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to
French students of all ages. Each year, nearly 1,200 American citizens and
permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan
France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique
and Réunion.

Assistants are assigned a 12-hour per week teaching schedule that may be divided
among up to three schools. Classes are conducted in English. The teaching
assistant may conduct all or part of a class, typically leading conversations in
English. Duties may include serving as a resource person in conversation groups,
providing small group tutorials, and giving talks related to American studies in
English classes. Assignments vary depending on
abilities, and the educational level to which he or she is assigned (elementary or
secondary).

ELIGIBILITY

• CITIZENSHIP: Must have U.S citizenship or permanent residency (with valid green
  card). French nationals and French-American dual citizens are not eligible to apply.
• AGE: Must be between 20 and 35 years old on the start date of the program (October
  1, 2018).
• EDUCATION: Must have completed at least three years of higher education by
  October 1, 2018.
• BACKGROUND: Must have completed the majority of your elementary, secondary
  and university studies in the United States.
• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be proficient in French. French majors and minors are
  encouraged. Applicants who do not have a major or minor in French may apply if they
  have at least a basic proficiency (~3 semesters) in French and/or have lived abroad in
  a Francophone country.

TO APPLY

The application for the 2018-2019 program is available here.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2018

Questions? Visit the website.

E-mail: assistant.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr

Salary Level:

780 euros net per month plus health insurance coverage

The Max Kade Gesellschaft and Department of Modern & Classical Languages are honored to present “Readings in English and German” by the 2017 Allegheny College German Writer-in-Residence, Anna Katharina Hahn, on Wednesday, October 18 at 6:00 pm in the lobby of the Max Kade International Wing of North Village C.  The program will be followed by a reception for Ms. Hahn, where hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

The works of Anna Katharina Hahn include the collection of stories Kavaliersdelikt (Petty Crime), for which she was awarded the Clemens Brentano Prize in 2005, and Am Schwarzen Berg (The Neighbours) in 2012. In 2010, Anna Katharina Hahn was awarded the Heimito von Doderer Literary Award. Her novel Kürzere Tage (Shorter Days), was longlisted for the German Book Prize in 2009; the English translation by Anne Posten was published by Frisch & Co. in 2016. Just days ago, she was honored with appointment as Stadtschreiber (City Poet) of Mainz for 2018-19. She lives with her family in Stuttgart.

The Allegheny Writer-in-Residence program is made possible by the generous support of the Max Kade Foundation.

View the event flyer here.

EL Travel Seminar to Nicaragua Information Session: 10/4

Employers want to meet YOU at the WestPACS Job and Internship Fair, Wednesday, October 11, 10 am – 3 pm at the Monroeville Convention Center.

It’s the largest job fair in the region with 150 employers expected.

Pre-register today for FREE at www.westpacs.org.

Career Education provides transportation for $10. Sign-up by 4 pm on Friday, October 6, 2017, in The Gateway.

Employers interested in Liberal Arts students include:

Bobby Rahal Automotive Group

CF Real Estate Services

Chesterfield County Police Department

ChildCare Careers

Combined Insurance Company of America

Compunetix, Inc.

DEA

First National Bank

Lash Group

Montgomery County Police

Prudential Advisors

Reliance First Capital

South University

UniFirst Corporation

United States Marine Corps

View the official flyer for an overview of the program, which includes a 14-day working immersion experience in Nicaragua, and details on the upcoming information sessions.

Senior Melissa Mattwig, a Biology and Neuroscience double major and a French and Spanish double minor, has received a $20,000 Boren Award to study Swahili in Tanzania for one year, part of the new African Flagship Languages Initiative of the Institute of International Education.

Allegheny College Senior Receives Prestigious Award to Study Swahili in Tanzania

The Global Citizens Scholars program was featured in the Fall 2017 issue of Engaged, published by the Allegheny Office of Civic Engagement.  The program integrates study in civic engagement, global learning, and U.S. diversity with the aim of developing a globally mindful & committed citizenry sensitive to community & cultural contexts.  (Below is a link to the full issue — the GCS article begins on page two.)

Engaged Magazine Fall 2017