American Culture & Conversation (AC&C)

Volunteer Instructor Application

Fall Quarter 2017

Important Note:

Due to nature of the American Culture & Conversation Program, we are primarily looking for people who are:

1) Native English speakers.

2) Born in the U.S. (or have lived the majority of their lives in the U.S.).

3) Are very familiar with and have a demonstrated knowledge of contemporary American culture (social media, TV shows, movies, music, romantic relationships, university culture (especially UCLA), etc.).

Contact Information

Name:
E-mail:
Phone Number:
Relationship to UCLA (Grad, Undergrad, Alumni, Etc.):
Level of Education (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student, etc.)
Area of Study:

Instructor Information

Have you previously taught a Dashew Center class?
Are you a native English Speaker?
Were you born in the US?
If not, how many years have you lived in the US?

Volunteer Background

1) Why are you interested in volunteering as an AC&C Instructor? What are your goals as an instructor and why do you think you would successful in this instructor position?
2) Please indicate your experience with teaching English language, American Culture or other subjects:
3) Please list your level of knowledge of contemporary US culture (i.e. TV shows, movies, songs, slang, romantic relationships, etc.) and please give a few examples of recent movies you’ve seen, university slang words and phrases, current popular TV shows, etc.:
4) Please list your relevant skills, experiences, and interests (i.e. languages, international travel, etc.):

Time Availability

What is your time availability to teach AC&C? Please choose ALL times you are available (indicate w/ “X”)
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
2 PM – 4 PM / 2 PM – 4 PM
5 PM – 7 PM / 5 PM – 7 PM / 3 PM – 5 PM / 3 PM – 5 PM

Outreach

Where did you hear about the American Culture and Conversation Program?
Friend / Dashew Website/E-mail / Academic Department / Other
If you chose “Other”, please indicate where:
When you have completed the application please e-mail the completed form and your resume to International Programs at the Dashew Center at

Application Deadline: Friday, September 15th at 4 PM

Save the Date: All selected instructors MUST attend the MANDATORY AC&C Instructor Orientation on Tuesday, October 3rd from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.

Questions?

Please contact the Dashew Center Programming Department

E-mail:

Phone: 310-267-1981