ALS 5800
International Teaching Assistant Program: Directed Study
The International Teaching Assistant Program's Directed Study course, ALS 5800, is designed for multilingual graduate students working toward meeting the Language Proficiency requirement for teaching at Cornell University. Through regular interaction with the instructor, participants will set goals and develop a personal plan of study to advance their English oral communication skills.
Topics
- Expand English proficiency to communicate effectively as a Teaching Assistant.
- Narrate and describe in all major time frames.
- Engage in 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 connected paragraphs, using transitions.
- Self-assess one's own oral language proficiency.
Official roster learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
ALS 5780 and ALS 5790.
Sources
Catalogue variants
- International Teaching Assistant Program: Directed Study · 1.0 · Graduate