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| Leadership Updates |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Rebecca Oreto, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Liz Tummons, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA |
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| ABOUT THIS ISSUE |
| Sarah Emory, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Articles |
| A SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES TO HELP INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS BUILD THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS: PART 1 |
| Barbara Beers, University of Minnesota, Miki Mendelsohn, Princeton University, Pamela Pollock, Harvard University |
This is the first part of a summary of a TESOL workshop in which the authors compile a comprehensive list of key activities and curricular components of international teaching assistant (ITA) courses. Read more here about activities that help ITAs build their language skills, specifically for pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and listening.
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| ITAS' EXPERIENCES IN U.S. CLASSROOMS: A REPORT FOR ITA PROGRAM DEVELOPERS |
| Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, USA |
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Using a qualitative, interview-based approach, this study reports on international teaching assistants’ (ITAs’) lived experiences in U.S. classrooms during their first semester of teaching. On the basis of the findings and a review of recent research, the article suggests possible revisions to existing ITA preparation programs. Read More |
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| CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS' CLASSROOM INTERACTIONS |
| Baburhan Uzum, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, USA |
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This study explores cultural influences on teachers classroom
interactions in foreign language classrooms using a language
socialization theoretical framework. The participants in this case study
are three Fulbright language teaching assistants who have come to the
United States to teach their first language for a year in a Midwestern
university. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION? |
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