ESL 090 - ENGLISH FOR INTERNATIONAL TEACHING ASSISTANTS

College of Arts & Sciences

Credit(s): 3

ESL 090 is designed for non-native English-speaking graduate assistants who either placed into or were recommended to take the course during ITA Language Screening conducted by the Graduate College. This course focuses on skills needed for international graduate teaching assistants to be successful in classroom teaching at the university level. Instruction in the course focuses on improving the communication and pronunciation skills of students with special emphases on listening/speaking skill, presentation skills, negotiation skills, and other classroom management tools such as interactive and pedagogical communication. Students required to take ESL 090 will be reassessed at the completion of the semester to determine the types of TA duties they may perform. Students may not count credit from ESL 090 toward their graduate degree requirement. This course will not count towards a students GPA.

Prereq: Graduate Standing or consent of the instructor.
Repeatable up to 6 credit hours.