TUTORING FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH

82-281
6-9 units
Weekly 50-minute session on campus, TBA
School site time: 4-6 hours per week, TBA

Are you looking for a course that combines a community experience with the study of modern languages?

Are you interested in working with elementary, middle, or high school students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools?

Would you like to participate in their learning of Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Spanish or English as a Second Language?

The purpose of 82-281 Tutoring for Community Outreach is for students to participate in a community outreach program and work in the Pittsburgh Public Schools with either elementary, middle, or high school students of Chinese, ESL, French, German, Japanese or Spanish. The elementary and middle school experiences may involve regular visits, mentoring, and tutoring at East Hills Elementary School, Frick International Studies Academy, Greenfield Elementary School, Linden School, or Liberty School. The high school experience invites advanced students, majors, or minors in Chinese,French, German, Japanese, or Spanish to work with language students at Schenley High School or Taylor Allderdice High School. Activities in the high schools may involve tutoring, may be remedial, or may be for enrichment. At Schenley High, Carnegie Mellon students may aid in students' preparation for International Baccalaureate Exams in the Spring. During the early weeks of the semester, students will meet individually with the faculty liaison to arrange their community outreach activities and also as a group to prepare for their experience. Depending on the number of units to be earned, during the course of the semester, students will spend a certain number of hours per week engaged in some of the following activities: attending and participating in the individual and group meetings, tutoring four to six hours per week, reading and preparing for the school visits, keeping a journal of tutoring experiences, writing a paper or completing a synthesis project at the end of the term that reflects experiences. Generally, students earn 6 units by spending 4 hours per week at a school site plus completing related activities. Students earn 9 units by spending 6 hours per week at a school site plus completing related activities.

Pre-requisites: If you are interested, contact the faculty liaison, Dr. Susan G. Polansky, BH160, (e-mail: sp3e@andrew.cmu.edu) and fill out the student information sheet and required clearance forms available in the Department of Modern Languages.