Course Description

Provides international graduate teaching assistants with pronunciation skills and practice using spoken American English in academic settings. Students will learn about cultural expectations in U.S. undergraduate classrooms and will implement effective pedagogical practices in supervised peer teaching experiences.

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Athena Title

International Grad Intern I

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Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in LLED 7768E

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Non-Traditional Format

Students meet with faculty members on a regular basis.

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Semester Course Offered

Offered fall and spring

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Grading System

S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)

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Student learning Outcomes

• To become conversant with instructional practices and cultural norms in American higher education.
• To enhance student pronunciation and increase spoken English language fluency.
• To practice and improve classroom presentation skills.

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Topical Outline

• Diagnosis of language problems
• Structured opportunities to improve language proficiency
• Practice with English sound symbol system
• Work on word stress and sentence stress production
• Review of questions forms and intonation patterns
• Practice of vowels and consonants
• Fluency exercises

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