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Brinton, Donna; Gaskill, William – 1979
A one-week orientation program designed to increase the effectiveness of foreign teaching assistants (FTA) is described. As the program developed, a decision was made to include non-FTAs with the result that the English language proficiency of the participants covered a wide range and the objectives of the program were mixed. Because of the…
Descriptors: Conversational Language Courses, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Training, English (Second Language)
Loeher, Larry, Ed; And Others – The TA at UCLA Newsletter, 1987
Four issues of a University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) newsletter by and for teaching assistants (TAs) are presented, with focus on course syllabi, sexism, teacher evaluation, and foreign TAs. Consideration is given to: a positive classroom atmosphere; myths of college instruction; use of classroom tests; lecture methods; the "abused…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, College Instruction, Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Descriptions
