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Peer reviewedWest, Gaby – CALICO Journal, 1989
Discusses the development and production of TOPIC (Training for Oral Proficiency Interviewing Competence), an interactive video refresher training program that teaches interviewing and evaluation skills to German oral proficiency testers. The program can be used as a prototype for the development of refresher training programs in other languages.…
Descriptors: Examiners, Interactive Video, Interviews, Language Proficiency
Peer reviewedStevens, Scott G. – English for Specific Purposes, 1989
Describes the University of Delaware's drama-based approach to enhancing the intelligibility of international teaching assistants (ITA). This training addresses the segmental and suprasegmental features of ITA pronunciation within the context of cultural, pedagogical, and linguistic factors unique to the university classroom environment, and…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Dramatics
Peer reviewedDavies, Catherine E.; And Others – English for Specific Purposes, 1989
The advanced phase of the University of Florida's international teaching assistants training program extends the linguistic and pedagogical training of these assistants by concentrating on one-on-one and small group interactions with native speakers. Detailed analysis of videotaped interactions help in the development of strategies for the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedKaplan, Robert B. – English for Specific Purposes, 1989
Explores the problems of international teaching assistants (ITA) in graduate education programs, stemming mostly from cultural, language, and educational philosophy differences. A case study of one university's attempts to investigate problems connected with ITA training identifies objectives for selection, admission, training, and retention of…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Case Studies, Cultural Differences, Educational Philosophy
Peer reviewedThein, Myint Myint – System, 1994
Explains how a learner-centered approach works on "Talkbase," an eight-week workshop in language and technology. This article describes how participants coped with a new educational experience in which participants carried out tasks, learned through active investigation, developed concepts and skills and gained confidence to express…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Educational Change
Peer reviewedDouglas, Dan; Myers, Cindy – English for Specific Purposes, 1989
Describes a technique for videotaping classroom performances of native and international teaching assistants (ITA) to teach ITAs about specific, definable English language skills, U.S. academic culture and pedagogical performance, and to help them develop communications strategies for coping with largely undefinable future communicative needs.…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, College Environment, Communicative Competence (Languages), Cultural Awareness
