Do you want to become involved in an international community?
Would you like to practice your foreign language skills or develop cross-cultural experience?
Volunteer with the Language Exchange Program!
The
UW International and English Language Programs (UW IELP) is a
program which provides English language instruction to international
students from a variety of nations/across the globe! We work hard to
connect our students with the UW community and others
in the greater Seattle area.
We offer 3 great volunteer opportunities to develop global citizenship, improve language skills, and connect people!
Conversation Partner
We
match IELP students with students, faculty, staff, and alumni of UW to
participate in a language exchange. A pair can either spend half the
time speaking
in English and the other in a language of their choice, or speak the
whole time in English – what we call a “cultural exchange”. The majority
of our students speak Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. We also
have many participants who are not learning another
language but wish to gain insight into a different culture and meet
others.
This is an excellent opportunity to make new friends, learn, practice another language, and share culture.
Classroom Volunteer
These
volunteers attend an IELP class once a week to assist teachers by
providing conversation practice. This is a great opportunity to
familiarize oneself
with teaching English as a second language and classroom learning.
Activities and Events
All
volunteers will be regularly invited to attend activities and events
(such as ice-skating, a tour at the Ballard Locks, or bowling at the
HUB) throughout
the quarter.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please sign up online at
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/langex/279133
