LANGUAGE LEARNING HUB assistant

The Language Learning Hub (LLH) is a busy resource centre within the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics (MLAL) at the University of Limerick, Ireland. Much of the work will involve dealing with language students and MLAL staff. The LLH provides resources in many different media and in many different languages to learners, teachers and researchers in languages and cultural studies as well as language learning activities.

Skills required

• Interest in and enthusiasm for languages and cultural studies
• Punctuality and reliability
• Excellent organisational and communications skills
• Ability to work independently
• Excellent accuracy in writing (spelling, grammar, punctuation)
• Good IT skills, including good working knowledge of Word and Access
• Ability to communicate in other languages e.g. Irish, Spanish, German, etc.
• Ability to work in an Intercultural environment

Duties

• Ensuring that the Language Learning Hub is kept tidy at all times
• Helping language learners to improve their language skills through video and audio material, books, and other material
• Handing out material to students and lecturers
• Ensuring all material is accounted for and signed out (updating the borrowing databases)
• Assisting lecturers and students in locating relevant/required material
• Assisting staff with equipment (camcorders, interactive white board, scanner, audio lab, data projector etc.) and with room booking
• Assisting students with computer queries and general language learning software
• Copying material
• Making photocopies and scans of documents, leaflets, bookmarks, signs, tickets, name cards, etc.
• Covering breaks and lunches
• (Interested students can also choose to act as Language facilitators for discussion groups or one-to-one sessions in their native language if French, German or Spanish)

The trainee will be in contact with her mentor every day who will be evaluating her progress both in English and in the skills necessary to perform the tasks at hand.

The duration of this internship can be flexible.