Internship Timeline – Option 1*

*This is the default internship timeline. It is required for STs concurrently enrolled in LING 641.

Please ensure that all classroom dates and assignment submission dates below are scheduled consecutively, not
concurrently.
Please also ensure that you use one colour of font for synchronous and another colour of font for asynchronous hours.
NOTE: Face-to-Face

Internship Week Internship Classroom ST Submissions to FA Submission

Phase Hours Dates Dates
(Consecutive) (Consecutive)
Observations 1 1-4 January 18th – Conduct and submit written reports of observation January 23rd
2hrs hours 1-4 (Report 1 is a non-evaluative description) (Saturday)

January 19th – January 27th

2hrs Revision of above (if requested) (Wednesday)

2 5-7 January 26th – Submit written reports of observation hours 5-6 January 30th
2hrs (Saturday)

3 8-10 February 1st – Submit written reports of observation hours 7-10 February 6th
2hrs (Saturday)

February 2nd – Journal 1

2hrs Start Saturday journal submissions February 7th
(Sunday)

Assisting: 4 11-15 February 8th – No submissions if working with an MT. Journal 2

Informal 1hr If in your own classroom, send the FA a brief report February 13th
Teaching & of feedback from your colleague’s observations. (Saturday)
Feedback February 9th –
1hr

February 11th –
1hr
5 16-20 February 16th – Journal 3
1hr February 20th
(Saturday)
February 18th –
1hr
Teaching 6 21-24 February 22nd – 1st Lesson reflection February 28th
Cycle 1 (e-M Wk1) 2.5hrs (lesson taught in hours 23 or 24) (Sunday)

 Minimum February 25th – Journal submission 4 Journal 4

5-7 days 2hrs + 1hr TA February 27th
between (Saturday)
elements /
lessons for March 3rd
FA st
Revision of 1 Lesson reflection (if requested) (Wednesday)

7 25-28 March 1st – 1hr 1st Formal teaching evaluation by MT (or e-Mentor To be
(e-M Wk2) +1hr (TA) via video) (lesson taught in Hours 27 or 28) provided by
the MT
March 2nd – Journal submission 5
2hrs Journal 5
March 6th
March 4th – (Saturday)
2hrs

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 8 29-32 March 8th – 1st Teaching self-analysis based on video recorded March 14th
(e-M Wk3) 4hrs lesson (lesson taught in hours 31 or 32) (Sunday)

March 9th – Journal submission 6 Journal 6

2hrs March 13th
(Saturday)

March 17th
st
Revision of 1 Teaching self-analysis (if requested) (Wednesday)

Midterm 9 33-36 Midterm conference with MT March 20th

Conference (e-M Wk4) Includes an evaluation checklist prepared by you and (Saturday)
your MT and a follow-up conference report prepared
by you (at conclusion of hours 35 or 36).

Teaching 10 37-40 April 6th – 1hr 2nd Lesson reflection (lesson April 11th
Cycle 2 (e-M Wk5) taught in hours 38, 39, or 40) (Sunday)
April 8th – 2hrs
 Minimum (TA) Journal submission 7 Journal 7
5-7 days Suggested period April 10th
between for (Saturday)
elements / ACTION
lessons for 11 41-44 April 12th – 2nd Formal teaching evaluation RESEARCH To be
FA (e-M Wk6) 2hrs by MT (or e-Mentor via video) Proposal provided by
(lesson taught in hours 43 or or Project the MT
April 13th – 1hr 44)
Journal 8
Journal submission 8 April 17th
April 15th – 1hr
(Saturday)
(TA)
12 45-48 April 19th – 1hr 2nd Teaching self-analysis based April 25th
(e-M Wk7) on video recorded “showpiece” (Sunday)
April 20th – lesson, submitted to FA for
2hrs evaluation (lesson taught in
Journal 9
hours 46, 47, or 48)
nd April 24th
April 22 –
(Saturday)
2hrs Journal submission 9
th
Final 13 49-50 April 26 – Final conference with MT &/or April 29th
Conference (e-M Wk8) 2hrs e-Mentor (Thursday)
Same procedure as midterm
April 27th – conference (at conclusion of
Journal 10
2hrs hours 49 or 50).
May 1st
Journal submission 10 (Saturday)
April 29th –
2hrs

Action 14 Throughout Action Research Proposal March 17th

Research & After (Allow 2 weeks between this & next submission (Wednesday)
Proposal Teaching date)
Human Research Ethics Board (HREB) Application April 3rd
Draft (Saturday)
POLE Throughout Statement of Philosophy of Language Education May 3rd
& After (POLE) (Monday)
Teaching

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