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Mishima, Masakazu; Cheng, Lixia – L2 Journal, 2017
This pilot study explored the instructional value and potential of a computer-mediated shadowing activity for improving English as a Second Language (ESL) learners' speech intelligibility. Prospective International Teaching Assistants (ITAs), who were enrolled in an ESL classroom communication class at a large public university, completed a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Skills, Computer Uses in Education, Second Language Instruction
Pae, Tae-Il – Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, 2001
Explores the need to implement the World Englishes (WE) perspective into international teaching assistant (ITA) programs. While traditional ITA programs typically view ITA speech as deficient and in need of improvement, the WE perspective asserts that intelligibility is dependent upon interaction between speaker and listener, thereby rendering…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education