ERIC Number: EJ621649
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Going beyond Basic Communication Issues: New Pedagogical Training of International TAs in SMET Fields at Two Ohio Universities.
Tang, Li; Sandell, Karin
Journal of Graduate Teaching Assistant Development, v7 n3 p163-72 Fall 2000
Presents innovative international teaching assistant (ITA) training programs at two Ohio public universities that focus on sensitizing new ITAs to cultural differences and teaching strategies commonly used in American classrooms. The training programs are designed to reflect and incorporate each institution's own culture, such as the geographical location and demographics of American undergraduate students. (EV)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Training, Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Instructional Improvement, Program Descriptions, Teacher Education, Teaching Assistants
New Forums Press, Inc., P.O. Box 876, Stillwater, OK 74076 ($25; outside U.S. add $12 postage).
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Special issue on "Innovations in the Training of SMET Teaching Assistants and Future Faculty."
