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For information about English language testing, training,
and support for ITAs at Washington
University in St. Louis, see the
ITA pages on the web
site of WUSTL’s English Language Program.
TESOL ITA Interest Section
This web site contains information on model programs to train and support ITAs as well as links to ITA programs at universities
across the country.
Encountering
Language Problems
This page gives tips for ITAs on how to deal with
problems communicating with their students (SPEAK/TEACH Program, Iowa State
University). See also
the page on Cultural
Differences .
Improving
the Conversational English of International Teaching Assistants
This page lists characteristics of successful TAs and ITAs,
tips for becoming more fluent in English, advice for ITAs
from ITAs, and ideas for how professors can help
their international graduate students (University of Texas at Austin)
Intercultural
Know-How
Advice for U.S. students being taught by ITAs
(University of Texas at Austin)
ITA Discourse Within
the Disciplines
This site contains transcripts of ITAs teaching
courses in a variety of academic fields, including chemistry, economics,
mathematics, and more. The site says, "This research can then be used to
train ITAs in effective discipline-specific
classroom communication by providing examples of successful communication,
highlighting common nonnative speaker communication breakdowns, and by
suggesting strategies for repairing communication breakdowns" (Project
sponsored by TESOL)
ITA
Guidebook
Resource to accompany ITA training (Center for Teaching
Excellence, University
of Southern California).
Some of the information is specific to USC, but the guidebook also offers
advice applicable to an ITA in any U.S. university
The Teaching Center at
Washington University in St. Louis
On our very own campus, TAs and faculty can find support through workshops,
individual consultations, and an online collection of handouts
on teaching strategies.
Teaching
Nuggets
Resource to accompany ITA training (Center for Teaching
Excellence, University
of Southern California).
The information is not specific to the situation of ITAs,
but is useful for anyone who is new to teaching
Teaching Styles
Contrasts the teaching styles preferred in the U.S.
and the teaching styles often preferred in other countries (EduPASS)
Training Focused on
Postgraduate Teaching Assistants: the North American Model
(Karron G. Lewis, University
of Texas at Austin)
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