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Most financial support for graduate students in German comes from teaching assistantships. Students are responsible (with supervision) for teaching a variety of German language courses at various levels.

Teaching assistantships currently provide a stipend of $15,610.50 for nine months, plus health insurance and partial fee remission for the academic year.

The T.A. Training Program
Graduate students in the department who are supported with teaching assistantships teach a variety of courses ranging from elementary and intermediate language instruction to conversation classes and occasionally literature classes. TA training is conducted by Cornelia Becher, the director of the language program, and begins with an orientation workshop on language teaching before the start of the fall quarter. TAs are enrolled in a practicum every quarter and meet weekly to discuss not only the underlying theoretical principles of language acquisition but also methodologies and practical applications relevant to the teaching of German as a foreign language. The first- and second-year German classes are "communicatively" based with a focus on accuracy and proficiency. They are supplemented with computer programs including grammar exercises, web-based activities, and a CD-ROM for reading short stories.

T.A. Guidelines