Apply now to the Language Centre Course Assistant Programme!

Course assistants are local students or international exchange or degree students who support fellow students in learning languages. Most course assistants are international students and first language speakers of the language in question, but this is not a must, being a confident user of the language (C1 level) is enough. 

The programme is currently running in the following languages: Chinese, (Mandarin), English*, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.

There are course assistants in most of the Language Centre's courses and in many of the Faculty of Arts' Asian Studies' language courses. Assistants work together with language teachers and help language learners e.g. with pronunciation and discussion skills both in and out of the classroom. 

The Course assistant programme is a unique way to earn credits, meet fellow students and learn how languages are taught. The application period for the Spring semester 2026 is running right now and ends on Sun 18.1.2026 at midnight. 

The application form and instructions for applying can be found in the Studies service page.

An info session about the programme is held on Thursday 15th January 2026 at 16.15-17.45 in Zoom. Please register to the info session with this form. The Zoom link is sent to those who register to the session.

Read more about the programme in the Studies service page or contact the programme coordinator, Specialist Nina Sulonen.