Teaching Suprasegmentals to International Teaching Assistants Using Field-Specific Materials.

Anderson-Hsieh, Janet

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ERIC Number: EJ415077

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Publication Date: 1990

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Teaching Suprasegmentals to International Teaching Assistants Using Field-Specific Materials.

Anderson-Hsieh, Janet

English for Specific Purposes, v9 n3 p195-214 1990

Reviews literature dealing with International Teaching Assistants and provides a rationale for teaching them pronunciation using cognitive-based field-specific methods. An account of the application of such a teaching method to instruct Chinese and Korean chemistry teaching assistants at a North American University is also given. (55 references) (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Chemistry, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Intonation, Suprasegmentals, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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