Foreign Language Assistant Lecturer Training 2026
All new Assistant Lecturers (Als) will be participating in the intensive Foreign Language Assistant Lecturer Training (FLALT) program prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Its purpose is to give ALs a basic grounding in language teaching theory and techniques, and to orient them to our specific philosophy and approach.
ALs are required to be physically present on campus to complete administrative tasks so they can get into USC systems such as Brightspace, S&S and Workday (to get paid for the training and receive their salary in a timely manner).
Training Schedule
All meetings are in THH 121
8/12 (Wednesday)
9:00-10:00 Administrative tasks
10:00-12:30 “The Communicative Approach” Goretti Prieto Botana
8/13 (Thursday)
9:00- 11:00 “Receptive Skills” Julia Chamberlin
11:00. I-9 forms at the Dornsife Welcome Center
8/14 (Friday)
9:00-10:30 10-minute mini lesson on receptive skills (observed by Mercedes Fages Agudo, Maki Irie)
10:45- 12:45 “Productive Skills” Angela Liao
8/17 (Monday)
9:00-10:30 10-minute mini lesson on productive skills (observed by Payman Nojoumian, Andrea Garcia Parra)
10:45 – 12:45 “Teaching Grammar” Francesca Ricciardelli
8/18 (Tuesday)
9:00-12:00 30-minute lessons (observed by Julia Chamberlin, Evgeny Dengub, Goretti Prieto Botana, Seojin Park)
If you have any questions about the training, please contact Professor Julia C. Chamberlin at jcchambe@usc.edu