Job Details Posting Reason: New Position Location where work is to be performed: Main Campus Session: 2026 Fall Semester | Trimestre d'automne Faculty: Faculté des arts / Faculty of Arts Unit: Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute_Students and Casuals Job Classification: Teaching Assistant/Demonstrator/Lab Monitor (CUPE) Posting Type: Cours précis / Specific course Course Title: TIER Program Course Code: ESL 160 Section: F200 Supervisor name (if known): Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/08/18 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/09/02
Description of tasks (hours): Unless specified below, specific allocation of hours to various tasks should be articulated in a description of work negotiated and signed by you and the supervising professor prior to the commencement of work.
Recherche / Research:0
Préparation / Preparation:12
Contact avec étudiants / Contact with Students:18
Correction - Notation / Grading:0
Surveillance / Proctoring:0
Formation / Training:0
Autre / Other:0
Number of positions: 1
Expected Enrolment: 25
Work Start Date: November 30, 2026
Work End Date: December 18, 2026
Total Work Hours: 30
Compensation Hourly Rate: AE-RA-Tuteur / TA-RA-Tutor : $31.89 ou/or $50.25 (2024-2025) The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31. Undergraduate students will be paid at the lower rate; while graduate students will be paid at the higher rate. These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay. These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.
Program Description The teaching assistant will support Interactive Language Lab sessions designed to develop participants' spoken fluency, listening comprehension, professional communication skills, and confidence in using English in academic and real-world contexts. Activities include guided discussions, simulations of academic situations, vocabulary development, pronunciation practice, and reflective sharing linked to academic content and cultural excursions. The program follows an integrated four-skills approach (listening, reading, speaking, and writing) and includes grammar review, vocabulary development,



study skills, use of IT resources, learning strategies, and intercultural competence. The approach is student-centered, interactive, and task-based, with emphasis on formative evaluation.
Course dates: November 30 - December 18, 2026
Course Schedule: Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
This course is offered exclusively on the University of Ottawa campus and requires in-person instruction.
Responsibilities Assist in the preparation and delivery of lessons from a framework provided by program instructors.
Attend group meetings and report on class activities.
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Compliance and Policies The hiring process will be governed by the current CUPE 2626 collective agreement; you can click here to find out more.
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📌 CUPE: Fall 2026: Teaching Assistant: ESL 160Teaching, Immersion & English Refinement (TIER) (Quebec City)
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