Grounding an ITA Curriculum: Theoretical and Practical Concerns.

Ard, Josh

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Publication Date: 1989

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Grounding an ITA Curriculum: Theoretical and Practical Concerns.

Ard, Josh

English for Specific Purposes, v8 n2 p125-38 1989

The design and implementation of successful international teaching assistant (ITA) training curricula require careful simultaneous attention to intertwining theoretical and practical questions encompassing abilities of successful ITAs, correlates of successful teaching, acquisition of discourse skills, and program marketing and operational issues. (Author/CB)

Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Curriculum Development, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Program Development, Second Language Learning, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Skills, Training Methods

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