ALS 5790
International Teaching Assistant Development Program Course II
The International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP) supports all multilingual graduate students who are currently teaching or plan to teach in the future. Designed as a follow-up to ITAP's foundational course, this course involves highly interactive seminars, consultations with the instructor, and the development of a personalized set of language priorities to help students expand their spoken English proficiency.
Topics
- Expand English proficiency in order to communicate effectively as a Teaching Assistant.
- Narrate and describe in all major time frames.
- Engage in spontaneous conversation about topics of personal and general interest/current events.
- Accurately communicate ideas (to listeners who are not accustomed to talking to non-native speakers).
- Speak in paragraphs using connected discourse.
- Self-assess one's own oral language proficiency.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
ALS 5780 or permission of the International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP).
Sources
Catalogue variants
- International Teaching Assistant Development Program Course II · 2.0 · Graduate