Rethinking the

Fisher, Michele

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ERIC Number: EJ318661

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Rethinking the "Foreign TA Problem."

Fisher, Michele

New Directions for Teaching and Learning, (Strengthening the Teaching Assistant Faculty) n22 p63-73 Jun 1985

Cultural and language barriers facing foreign teaching assistants are discussed. Universities may test the spoken English ability of foreign graduate students and train currently employed foreign teaching assistants through lectures, tapes, and demonstration of teaching skills; information on American campus life; and English practice. Follow-up support is also important. (SW)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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