ERIC Number: EJ741833
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 11
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0015-718X
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Utilizing Undergraduate Peer Teaching Assistants in a Speaking Program in Spanish as a Foreign Language
Rodriguez-Sabater, Silvia
Foreign Language Annals, v38 n4 p533-543 Win 2005
Peer teaching instruction has not received much attention in college second language (L2) learning. In this article, an L2 peer teaching program at the College of Charleston is discussed including the role, training, and supervision of undergraduate peer teaching assistants (PTAs). The article also explores the hinds of self-reported benefits students enrolled in the program and their PTAs receive. Data from 183 students and 12 PTAs were collected in the form of an anonymous questionnaire using a Likert scale and open-ended questions. Results show that a high percentage of students reported an improvement in speaking, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. PTAs reported practicing Spanish and reviewing the basics as the main benefit from the peer teaching experience. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Teaching Assistants, Spanish, Second Language Instruction, Student Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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