Careful listening to the viewpoints of others and respect for the opinions of others is stressed. Students study aspects of speech organization and discourse markers, and effective speech presentation skills through small group analysis of video segments. This course is designed for students who need to improve their presenting and discussion skills in order to perform successfully in their academic work. In-class work will include presenting definitions, organizing presentations, and paraphrasing and summarizing in small groups. Videotaped presentations will be critiqued in small groups and on an individual basis with the instructor.
Work includes both pre-planned speaking styles and extemporaneous speaking styles.
The goal is see to enhance non-native speaker accuracy. Rapid overview of the English vowel and consonant sound systems and selected features of phrasing, stress, rhythm, and intonation. This course is designed for and restricted to international graduate students who are not native speakers of english and who are being considered for teaching assistantships at the University. The purpose of this course is to improve the students' command of English for teaching purposes and to broaden their range of communication strategies in the classroom, la, and office hour. We will discuss how teaching contexts differ and, as a consequence, what language and teaching behaviors are appropriate for each.