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| LEADERSHIP UPDATES |
| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR |
| Stephen Looney, Penn State University-University Park, State College, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE CHAIR-ELECT |
| Derina Samuel, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY |
| Morag Burke, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
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| LETTER FROM THE EDITOR |
| Laura Murphy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA |
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| ARTICLES |
| USING YOUGLISH WITH ITAS TO INCREASE INPUT AND SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES |
| Lara Wallace, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA |
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What is YouGlish? Learn about this sophisticated and useful
tool to help language learners listen to words and phrases in context
and record themselves to compare their own speech. Read More |
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| INTELLIGENCE SQUARED DEBATES IN THE ITA TRAINING CLASSROOM |
| Roger Anderson, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA |
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Whether to undergrads or professors, international teaching
assistants (ITAs) need to learn to tactfully present their opinion on a
topic of ongoing debate within their field. One classroom activity,
discussed in this article, was designed and implemented within an ITA
training course based on the popular series "Intelligence Squared U.S.
Debates." Read More |
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| TEACHING SMALL TALK SKILLS: THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF NETWORKING |
| Jane Dunphy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA |
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Proficiency in small talk is a valuable skill in most
Anglo-American professional contexts, including teaching. This skill can
help professionals build rapport and form relationships. But the rules
of small talk can be baffling to international graduate students. Here, I
provide a sequence of materials and activities that have proven
successful in developing international teaching assistants’ small talk
skills. Read More |
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