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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Liz Tummons, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Sarah Emory, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| REVIEWING RESEARCH ON THE ASSESSMENT OF INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS |
| Elise J. Geither, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
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At U.S. universities, one programming area that seems most
attentive to international graduate student populations are
international teaching assistant (ITA) programs, which regularly assess
and support ITAs. However, what does research in the area look at? What
themes are covered as researchers explore ways to better understand and
improve ITA programming? Read More |
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| COMMUNICATING THE MEANING OF FIELD-SPECIFIC VOCABULARY BY DEFINING AND CONNECTING |
| Christopher Garth, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan |
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Giving a clear and concise definition is a difficult
pedagogical skill that native speakers, let alone international teaching
assistants, struggle with. This article is based on a workshop designed
to break the process of defining a term into two steps: definition and
connection. Read More |
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| CLASSROOM SCENES FROM HELL: A LITTLE LEVITY (COURTESY OF HOLLYWOOD) IN THE ITA TRAINING CLASS |
| Patricia Pashby, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, USA |
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Clips from films of university classroom interactions provide
amusing examples of how NOT to teach for international teaching
assistants in training. In addition to creating a more positive learning environment
through humor, these clips serve as effective tools for stimulating
discussion of classroom “dos and don’ts” and provide language practice
material. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION? |
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| Important Dates |
| Newsletter Submission deadline, 20 September 2015. |
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