English communication for international teaching assistants
By: Greta Gorsuch [and others]
Publisher: Waveland Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Long Grove, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781577666462
Subjects: Graduate teaching assistants; Training of; College teaching; Foreign Students; English language; Study and teaching (Higher); Foreign speakers; Intonation
Notes: "The accompanying CD includes audio and video recordings of real classes that can be examined and dissected for successful discourse intonation practices"--Back cover.

CD-ROM in pocket at back of book.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

DVD player required for video tracks on disc; CD player required for audio tracks on disc.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to discourse intonation; title: Thought groups; title: Prominence; title: Pitch movement and tone choice; title: Pitch level and key choice; title: Discourse intonation and introducing yourself and your course; title: Discourse intonation and leading labs and classes; title: Discourse intonation and giving instructions and advice; title: Discource intonation and asking and answering questions; title: For ITAs : solving communication breakdowns; title: For ITAs : techniques for improving discourse intonation; title: For ITA course instructors : ITA assessment.