ALS 5790

International Teaching Assistant Development Program Course II

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

The International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP) supports all multilingual graduate students who are currently teaching or plan to teach in the future. Designed as a follow-up to ITAP's foundational course, this course involves highly interactive seminars, consultations with the instructor, and the development of a personalized set of language priorities to help students expand their spoken English proficiency.

Prerequisites ALS 5780 or permission of the International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP).

Enrollment Information Enrollment limited to: graduate students who plan to serve as teaching assistants (TA), with priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026FA, 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP

Learning Outcomes

• Expand English proficiency in order to communicate effectively as a Teaching Assistant.
• Narrate and describe in all major time frames.
• Engage in spontaneous conversation about topics of personal and general interest/current events.
• Accurately communicate ideas (to listeners who are not accustomed to talking to non-native speakers).
• Speak in paragraphs using connected discourse.
• Self-assess one's own oral language proficiency.

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