Graduate Assistantships Resource Center
International Teaching Assistant Support
无码专区 offers a variety of programs to support international TAs. See the programs below for more details. If you have questions, please reach out to Laura Murphy.
International Teaching Assistants Support Workshops
Academic Culture and Communication (ACC) Series
Join with other ITAs from different departments in a series of six weekly workshops to learn more about how to be successful in the different TA roles (grading, office hours, running labs, and teaching). The topics covered are:
- Communication in US culture
- US learning and teaching theories
- Expectations of instructor and student behavior
- Holding effective office hours / one-on-one interactions with students
- Giving oral and written feedback to students
- Dealing with sticky situations
Workshop Dates: Fridays, from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM:
Oct. 17, Oct. 24, Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Nov. 14, Nov. 21
Speaking and Pronunciation Skills (SPS)
Join with other ITAs from different departments to learn and practice how to develop pronunciation and speaking skills to help you communicate more effectively and comfortably. The workshops are delivered by graduate students from the Speech Pathology program, whose expertise is in helping people improve their speech.
Workshop Dates: This is a 6-week workshop series. They occur in-person at PCD 1144 on the following Wednesdays, from 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM:
May 28, June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25 (Optional: Casual/fun meeting around midterms), July 2, July 9, July 16.
Connections & Interactions with Undergraduate Students
CSD Collaboration
This program is an opportunity to be partnered with a Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) program undergraduate student (Note 鈥� international English is NOT a disorder!). Once you have been connected (Dr. Jane Smart, CSD, and Laura Murphy, OGS), you and the UG student decide when, how and how often you meet. ITAs benefit from this collaboration because the CSD students can help them develop their English pronunciation, as well as give them opportunities to develop fluency and other speaking skills and learn more about US academic culture. The UG students benefit from the opportunity not only to practice the speech development skills and strategies they learn in their courses, but also to learn about other cultures and other departments and programs at 无码专区.
You will be asked to indicate the days and times that you are able to meet so that we can partner you with an UG student with a similar schedule.