GC 510. Oral Communication for International Teaching Assistants. 3 hours.
Provides non-native English-speaking teaching assistants with oral communication and presentation strategies for classroom and laboratory instruction. Students practice through video-recorded teaching demonstrations, class discussions, and pronunciation exercises. Course Information: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Previously listed as ESL 401. Taught in English. Applies toward the determination of full- and part-time enrollment status, tuition, and hours towards financial aid. Prerequisite(s): Graduate or professional standing. Incoming International TAs with a TOEFL iBT speaking score of below 23 and a listening score below 22 or a conditional oral language proficiency status and consent of instructor.