In addition to applying via the University of Michigan Careers website, applicants should complete the following steps:

1. Applicants MUST identify courses they are interested in applying for by completing the departmental application: http://webapps.lsa.umich.edu/Apply/2327
2. Submit a cover letter included as the first page of your CV/resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position(s), courses interested in, and outline skills and experiences that directly relate to this position
3. Submit a resume/CV
4. Submit an unofficial transcript

If you have held a GSI position at U-M please attached the summary sheets of the E&E evaluations for all courses previously taught. This information should be uploaded to a single document combined with your cover letter and resume/CV.

Graduate Student Instructor positions are only open to current or matriculating University of Michigan graduate students.

25-50% teaching GSI (ASIANLAN 125: First year Japanese or ASIANLAN 225: Second-year Japanese)

• Lead up to three hours of recitation sections a week
• Attend lecture twice each week
• Implement teaching plans made in consultation with the primary instructor of the course
• Grading students assignment, quizzes, lesson tests, etc.
• Proctor exams and quizzes
• Attend weekly meeting with a supervising faculty member
• Hold at least one office hour in the South Thayer Building
• Proctoring final examinations and grading the exams with lecturers

• Class preparation: typing learning materials in Canvas, supporting course projects, helping to make audio files, etc.  

   

25-50% teaching GSI (ASIANLAN 125: First year Japanese or ASIANLAN 225: Second-year Japanese)

• Observing two lecture classes on Tuesday and Thursday 
• Grading of students' assignment, quizzes, lesson tests, etc.
• Maintaining the course's Canvas site
• Proctoring final examinations and grading the exams with lecturers
• Class preparation: typing learning materials in Canvas, supporting course projects, helping to make audio files, making study aids, etc. 
• Tutoring students who want to practice conversation

ALL COURSES
Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of LSA will be required to complete the online CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation.  Students who have not previously been a GSI for the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures will also be required to attend a departmental orientation.  Date will be announced.

Students whose undergraduate degree is from an institution where the language of instruction is not English must have already taken or be currently enrolled in the English Language Institute's ELI 994. The student must have a passing score of 4 on the Oral English Test (OET).

Students who have not previously been a GSI for the College of LSA will be required to attend the online CRLT GSI Teaching Orientation as an online program. GSIs who are new to teaching in ALC are required to attend the ALC New GSI Orientation at 10:00-11:30 a.m. on Friday, August 28. GSIs are expected to be on campus and available to work no later than Monday, August 31, 2026, the first day of classes.
 

• Japanese Native speaker, or if a GSI is a non-native speaker, s/he should be Japanese Proficiency Test N1 level holder with Advanced-high speaking proficiency (at least) based on the ACTFL standard 
• Serious career interest in language teaching
• Good at Computer operations including excel and word files 
• Good penmanship to correct student's writing performance
• To be appointed as a GSI or GSSA, a graduate student must be in good standing in their degree program and for Terms I and II, must be registered for not less than six (6) credit hours. With written approval of the student's faculty advisor, five (5) credit hours may be acceptable.

• Can speak standard Japanese with good pronunciation and intonation
• Organized and reliable personality 
• Should be punctual and keep the deadline
• Prioritize GSI work as well as own study
• Cooperative and flexible
• LSA student enrolled in a graduate program

Students who apply to this posting will be considered for one of the following positions:

Up to three 25-50% GSI teaching or grading positions in ASIANLAN 125: First-Year Japanese I.
Up to two 25-50% GSI teaching or grading positions in ASIANLAN 225: Second-Year Japanese I.

Course descriptions and additional course information for each course can be found on the LSA Course Guide: www.lsa.umich.edu/cg.  

ASIANLAN 125 First year Japanese I
Credits: 5
This course is the first half of the first-year Japanese course and is designed for students with little or no understanding of Japanese. The course focuses on the developing students? proficiency in all four language skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) while simultaneously familiarizing them with aspects of both traditional and modern Japanese culture that are necessary to build language competency.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and appropriately use the most basic grammar patterns and vocabulary terms
• Understand and participate in basic conversations (e.g. self-introductions, shopping, making invitations, describing locations of items, talking about one's favorite trips, etc.)
• Read and write the Japanese hiragana and katakana characters, and produce approximately 50 kanji in context
• Speak at a novice-mid, or higher, level of proficiency as defined by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.

Course Requirements:
Attendance, Classroom Performance & Participation, Assignments, Quizzes/Pronunciation Checks, Lesson Tests, Exams (Midterm & Final), and Project

Intended Audience:
This course is designed for students with little or no understanding of Japanese. The course is not designed for native speakers who: 1) Speak Japanese as first language 2) Completed their high school education at an institution where the language of instruction is Japanese only.

Class Format:
Drill sessions are conducted in Japanese and emphasize the ability to produce and comprehend Japanese at a natural speed. Analyses and explanations delivered in English and Japanese are reserved for the lecture sessions.

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ASIANLAN 225 Second year Japanese I
Credits: 5
ASIANLAN 225 is the first half of the second-year Japanese course and is designed for students who have the equivalent of one-year's study of Japanese at the University of Michigan. The goal of the course is the simultaneous progression of students' proficiency in all four language skills (speaking, listening, writing, and reading) along with an increase in familiarity with aspects of both traditional and modern Japanese culture that are necessary for language competency. Students will learn to successfully handle a variety of uncomplicated, basic, and communicative tasks and social situations.

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand and appropriately use basic grammar patterns and vocabulary terms.
• Understand and participate in daily conversations and to be able to express opinions/ thoughts and present information, using appropriate vocabulary, expressions and basic grammar in context.
• Read and write novice-level materials with a solid understanding of main ideas and supporting details from a variety of texts.
• Produce approximately 240 kanji in context.
• Speak at an intermediate-low, or higher, level of proficiency as defined by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview.

Course Requirements:
Attendance, Classroom Performance & Participation, Assignments, Quizzes, Lesson Tests, Exams, and Project

Intended Audience:
Students who have completed ASIANLAN 124, ASIANLAN 126 or ASIANLAN 127, or those who have obtained a qualifying score on the placement exam. The class is not intended for students without the instructor's permission and native speakers who: 1) speak Japanese as first language 2) completed their high school education at an institution where the language of instruction is Japanese only.

Class Format:
Recitation sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are conducted in Japanese and emphasize the ability to produce and comprehend Japanese at a natural speed. Analyses and explanations delivered in mostly Japanese with help of English are reserved for the lecture sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

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All applications will be forwarded to the Director of the Japanese Language Program and the primary instructor of ASIAN 125/ASIANLAN 225. The Director will make hiring recommendations to the department. Once the recommendation is reviewed, an offer letter will be authorized.

All applications will be forwarded to the Director of the Japanese Language Program and the primary instructor of ASIAN 125/ASIANLAN 225. The Director will make hiring recommendations to the department. Once the recommendation is reviewed, an offer letter will be authorized.

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