ALS 5800 - International Teaching Assistant Development Program Course 3

Fall, spring. 2 credits. S-U grades only.

Prerequisite: ALS 5790 or permission of ITAP. Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment.

K. Kenyon.

Designed as a follow-up to ALS 5790. This course focuses on oral communication, cross-cultural classroom dynamics and teaching techniques. Through small group seminars, conferences with instructors, audio journals, and teaching practice, international teaching assistants work to expand their communication and pedagogical skills.

Outcome 1: Define components of Advanced Level Speech communication.

Outcome 2: Identify and practice word, phrasal and sentence stress, intonation and comprehensible pronunciation.

Outcome 3: Apply knowledge of Advanced Level Speech components to monitor speech during communication.

Outcome 4: Organize knowledge as a TA using Advanced Level Speech components such as comparison, narration, description and explanation.

Outcome 5: Evaluate and prioritize areas of communication to improve through reflection.

Outcome 6: Examine the concept of culture and its influence on teaching and communication.