American Academic Culture for Non-Native speakers of English

0 Unit · Graduate

This course explores effective academic communication in the American undergraduate classroom through observation, analysis, and practice. The emphasis is on developing students' oral English proficiency while preparing them for success as instructors and teaching assistants. Students will explore communication skills such as: effective lecturing/presenting, leading classroom discussions, leading in-class activities, and presenting administrative information to students. More generally, students in this course will receive guidance in preparing for The Graduate School's live teaching demonstration assessment. Those who earn a "satisfactory" grade in the course will be eligible to participate in this demonstration, which is one means of fulfilling The Graduate School's English proficiency requirement.