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Download full textGorsuch, Greta J. – TESL-EJ, 2011
One challenge for many international teaching assistants (ITAs) is improving their spoken English fluency after arrival in the U.S.A. It may be argued that poor fluency, with its hallmarks of slow speech rate, false starts, and particularly pauses that violate phrasal boundaries, account for the failure of many ITAs to be certified by their…
Descriptors: Speech Communication, Reading Fluency, Initial Teaching Alphabet, Teaching Assistants
