Course descriptions
Summer course schedule
Current semester course schedule - also available on ISIS
Students: To register for a TAPE course, first you must come to the ESL Programs Office at 1112 University Capitol Centre. After we approve you for the class, you will be able to register on ISIS. Remember, you must have taken the SPEAK test to enroll in a TAPE class.
course Descriptions
103:006 TA PREPARATION: FLUENCY BUILDING AND CULTURE
Fluency Building and Culture gives students the opportunity
not only to attain greater conversational fluency by participating in natural
interactions in U.S. culture, but also to continue to improve their
pronunciation. This class meets four times per week for 50 minutes.
103:007 TA PREPARATION: PRONUNCIATION
Pronunciation provides intensive work on pronunciation and is
designed to help future teaching assistants attain maximum intelligibility.
It includes special emphasis on stress, timing, and intonation.
This class meets four times per week for 50 minutes.
103:008 TA PREPARATION: PRESENTATION SKILLS
Presentations emphasizes intelligibility of speech and clarity of expression
in presenting material and responding to questions. Students practice giving lectures and improve their language skills by viewing and critiquing themselves and others on videotape.
Content material familiarizes foreign students with the culture of the U.S. classroom. This class meets three times
per week for 50 minutes.
103:009 TA PREPARATION: ORIENTATION PROGRAM
A six-hour orientation program will be required of all students who are certified at level A or B and are teaching for the first time.
This orientation helps new teaching assistants understand the culture of the U.S. classroom and
treats topics such as student expectations, teacher-student relationships, and
understanding and answering student questions. Discussion focuses on
suggestions for maximizing comprehensibility in spoken English. This course
meets twice for 3 hours early in the semester. All meetings are
held in the evening.
103:006:003 Fluency
9:00-9:50 a.m. daily
103:007:003 Pronunciation
9:00-9:50 a.m. daily
103:008:001 Presentations
9:00-9:50 a.m.
daily
(For students with a C level certification)
103:008:002 Presentations
1:00-1:50 p.m. daily
(For students with a B level certification)
The partial program consists of the following:
103:006/103:007 Fluency Building and Culture/Pronunciation
8:30-10:00 a.m. daily
(These classes are
taught together
as a block; students must take both.)
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