This course is designed for and restricted to graduate students who are non-native speakers of English and who are being considered for teaching assistantships at the University. Students will be assigned to the course based on their performance on a FTA screening examination administered by the Testing Division of the English Language Institute and evaluated in concert with representatives of the department in which the student would teach. The purpose of this course is to teach students the nature of interactive language use in office hour tutorial, and laboratory settings and to provide them with opportunities to practice these skills. Class activities may be video-taped and transcribed. Students will meet with the instructor for discussion and critique of their performance.
Class meetings are once a week for ninety minutes.
Topics in English for Non-native Speakers. Permission of instructor. A maximum of four ELI credits may be counted toward a degree. Special courses arranged for selected non-native speakers in particular classes, departments, schools or colleges. These courses are designed to focus on specific features of the relevant disciplinary and educational cultures which are anticipated to cause particular difficulty for non-native speakers.