ELIP 5220 - Classroom Communication Skills for International Teaching Assistants

The major emphasis in this class is on developing the language skills necessary for effective teaching, which include fluency, use of discourse markers, and the structural control needed for defining and explaining. In addition, considerable attention will also be given to the language necessary for effective interaction with undergraduate students, to meeting the pronunciation needs of both the class as a whole and the individual student and to the awareness of expectations for TAs and the academic situation in the United States generally.

Requisites

Credit Hours: 3.0
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.

Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar

Eligible grades: F,CR,WP,WF,FN,FS,AU,I