ApprenticeTeachers in the Department of East European, Eurasian and Russian Studies are Dartmouth undergraduates, but they are not necessarily language majors. They are students with two (2) years of college Russian or our Placement test, with established linguistic skills who attend an orientation, participate in a three-day training workshop prior to the start of each term, and "try-out" in front of a faculty-led jury.
Applicants for an AT position are not expected to be fluent in Russian, but must have completed the minimum requirement of Russian 29 (or took our Placement test), and must have good linguistic competence and good pronunciation and intonation. Enthusiasm, commitment and interest in language are important requirements.
*First-time applicants must attend the Rassias Orientation session. Monday September 14th at 7pm, location:TBA
Tuesday, September 15th: 4:30 p.m. Department training, location TBA
Wednesday, September 16th: 4:30 p.m. AT tryouts, location TBA
For more information on the Russian Aprentice Teacher program go here. Or reach out to Prof Mikhail Gronas.