Foreign GTAs Can Be Effective Teachers of Economics.

Fleisher, Belton; Hashimoto, Masanori; Weinberg, Bruce A.

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ERIC Number: EJ679968

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Foreign GTAs Can Be Effective Teachers of Economics.

Fleisher, Belton; Hashimoto, Masanori; Weinberg, Bruce A.

Journal of Economic Education, v33 n4 p299-325 Fall 2002

Assesses the impact of foreign graduate teaching associates (GTA) on undergraduate economics instruction where the majority language is English. Includes the variables of nationality, language, and political background. Finds, when the foreign GTAs are properly screened and trained in spoken English and teaching skills, they are at least as effective as U.S. GTAs. (JEH)

Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Language of Instruction, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Assistants, Teaching Skills, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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