Functions and Effects of International Teaching Assistants.

Fox, Wanda S.; Gay, Geneva

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ERIC Number: EJ491369

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Functions and Effects of International Teaching Assistants.

Fox, Wanda S.; Gay, Geneva

Review of Higher Education, v18 n1 p1-24 Fall 1994

A study investigated issues concerning use of nonnative English-speaking teaching assistants (TAs) for undergraduate instruction at a large midwestern university. Data were drawn from surveys completed by 79 course supervisors, 153 native English-speaking TAs, 101 international TAs, and 540 undergraduates. Increased training for international TAs in English application in instructional situations and classroom interaction dynamics is recommended. (MSE)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, College Students, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Peer Evaluation, Student Attitudes, Supervisors, Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role, Teaching Assistants

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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