English Communication for International Teaching Assistants provides much-needed tools to help nonnative English speaking graduate students become more successful communicators in undergraduate teaching environments in the United States. In addition to applying the principals of cross-cultural awareness within the classroom, the authors emphasize the importance of discourse intonation in building rapport, conveying meaning, and structuring information. The accompanying CD includes audio and video recordings of real classes that can be examined and dissected for successful discourse intonation practices. Dozens of hands-on exercises, including interactive tasks, skills-building problems, and teaching in a mock classroom, facilitate readers to address their communication proficiencies. They will transcribe and evaluate their own conversations in order to acquire strategies to become more effective speakers and to resolve communication breakdowns with undergraduate students. The ITA Performance Test, which offers guidelines for teachers for classroom communication and discourse intonation assessment, is included. Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

English Communication for International Teaching Assistants

Education & Teaching

Greta Gorsuch

Colleen M. Meyers

Lucy Pickering

Dale T. Griffee

Schools & Teaching

Waveland Pr Inc.

In order to become successful communicators in undergraduate teaching environments in the United States, nonnative English speaking graduate students require hands-on and relevant practice. Now in its second edition, English Communication for International Teaching Assistants continues to provide constructive insights and versatile tools to facilitate such learning. The authors convey the principals of cross-cultural awareness within the classroom and emphasize the importance of discourse intonation in building rapport, conveying meaning, and structuring information.
 The accompanying CD includes audio and video recordings of real teaching settings that can be examined and dissected for successful discourse intonation practices. Dozens of applied exercises, interactive tasks, and skills-building problems address communication proficiencies and deficiencies. Readers will transcribe and evaluate their own conversations in order to acquire strategies to become more effective speakers and to resolve communication breakdowns with undergraduate students. As a valuable tool, the ITA Performance Test is included, along with its developmental theory and guidelines for its use.
 Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.
 Titles of related interest available from Waveland Press: Nilsen-Nilsen, Pronunciation Contrasts in English, Second Edition (ISBN 9781577666417) and Smith et al., Communicate: Strategies for International Teaching Assistants (ISBN 9781577665304).

Higher & Continuing Education

International Teaching Assistants are (largely) Chinese, Indian, and Korean biology, chemistry, math, and physics graduate students in the U.S. and Canada who are supported by teaching undergraduate courses in their areas of study. In 2010, their numbers increased to 242,061 in the U.S. and they comprised 15.5% of all graduate students. Many undergraduate science, math, and engineering courses are taught by ITAs. Indeed, ITAs make undergraduate education possible, and as instructional faculty are active contributors to the learning of North American undergraduates. ITAs teach in English, which is often their second language. This presents formidable challenges for ITAs’ ability to engage in sustained talk and communication as they explain difficult content and manage classrooms in an educational culture different from their own. Talking Matters authors take ITA research into new areas using new perspectives with the purpose of improving the communication skills of ITAs and undergraduates, thus enhancing undergraduate learning outcomes. The book: 1. Showcases recent applied research on the professional talk and communication of ITAs, and their interactions with undergraduates. 2. Was developed for on-the-ground use by ITA educators, faculty members in academic departments, and other staff members charged with ITA support. 3. Includes "In a Nutshell" sections which highlight action points that can be taken on the basis of each chapter's findings and recommendations. 4. Provides photocopiable learning materials offered by chapter authors.

Talking Matters: Research on Talk and Communication of International Teaching Assistants

New Forums Press

High Impact! (Coursebook)

Reference

Marc Helgesen

ROD ELLIS

Charles Browne

Jerome Schwab

Catalogs & Directories

Addison-Wesley

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