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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 CHAIR-ELECT |
| Elizabeth Gillstrom, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Sarah Emory, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| INTERNATIONAL POSTDOCTORATES: THE LANGUAGE GAP |
| Morag Burke, Georgie Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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Although international scholars are a significant portion of
the U.S. postdoc population, their English learning needs are often
unmet in their institutions. Recently, some ITA programs have been
charged with incorporating international postdocs into their
programming. This article summarizes some successful techniques that the
author has used with international postdocs. Read More |
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| EXTRA CATEGORIES |
| TEACHING TIP: NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION |
| Jelena Vuksanovic, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA |
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This teaching tip discusses a successful activity that was
implemented in a lesson focusing on nonverbal communication,
specifically body language. Read More |
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| TEACHING TIP: OVERCOMING THE "EVERYONE SAYS MY ENGLISH IS 'JUST FINE' SYNDROME" |
| Liz Tummons, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA |
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Helping ITA candidates quickly develop a high level of oral
proficiency requires sharing frank and honest feedback. Unfortunately,
not all students take our advice to heart because they have been told
that their English is “just fine.” to the author attacks this issue head
on. Read More |
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| REVIEW OF "AMERICAN SPEECH SOUNDS FOR ACADEMICS" PRONUNCIATION SOFTWARE |
| Elliott Walters, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA |
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This is a review of “American Speech Sounds for Academics,” a
pronunciation software designed by English Talk Shop. After reviewing
the features of the software and gathering responses from ITAs in his
program, the reviewer concludes that others might find this to be a
useful resource. Read More |
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| ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY |
| WHAT IS THE ITA INTEREST SECTION? |
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