ALS 5780

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  • Schedule of Classes - October 31, 2025 7:07PM EDT

ALS 5780
International Teaching Assistant Program Course

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

The International Teaching Assistant Program's (ITAP) foundational course, ALS 5780, provides an opportunity for multilingual graduate students to develop the oral communication skills necessary to be successful in their graduate programs, with emphasis on the skills they may need for teaching in the Cornell classroom. Through weekly classes, conferences with instructors, peer feedback and weekly assignments, students will work on advancing their oral English comprehensibility, pronunciation accuracy and improve their impromptu speaking skills. This course is designed for those working towards meeting the Language Proficiency requirement for teaching at Cornell University.


Prerequisites ITA Language Assessment or permission of ITAP.

Enrollment Priority Priority given based on: immediacy of TA assignment.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

Learning Outcomes

  • 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.

View Enrollment Information

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  2661 ALS 5780   LEC 001

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Gabler, J

      Samuel, D

      Srinivasan, J

      Veshcherevich, R

      Wu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate international teaching assistants (TA). Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  2662 ALS 5780   LEC 002

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Gabler, J

      Samuel, D

      Srinivasan, J

      Veshcherevich, R

      Wu, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate international teaching assistants (TA). Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed. Students must have an English Language Assessment (ELA) with ITAP before taking the course.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 2 Credits S/U NoAud

  •  2664 ALS 5780   LEC 004

    • Jan 20 - May 5, 2026

    • Gabler, J

      Samuel, D

      Srinivasan, J

      Veshcherevich, R

      Wu, A

  • Instruction Mode: Distance Learning-Synchronous

    Enrollment limited to: graduate international teaching assistants (TA) who are studying away from the Ithaca campus. Priority given based on immediacy of TA assignment. No course audits allowed. Students must participate in an English Language Assessment with ITAP prior to course enrollment.

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