99-452: Language and Culture for Teaching
Language and Culture for Teaching, is a 3 unit pass/fail class to helpgraduate students who are nonnative English speakers begin to develop theskills needed to be successful as teaching assistants (TAs). Students willgain a better understanding of the US/ Carnegie Mellon classroom andculturally appropriate teaching techniques, and be better prepared to takeon the role of "instructor". Students will also learn how to bettercommunicate their knowledge and expertise to learners by: 1) working onaspects of pronunciation crucial for the classroom, 2) developing anawareness of key aspects of teaching fluency, 3) having frequentopportunities to practice building aspects of teaching fluency, and 4)learning to compensate effectively for their individual language problems.Each student will have the opportunity to give two videotaped presentationson topics from their fields and then to meet with the instructor forextensive feedback and coaching. Prerequisite: Permission from the Intercultural Communication Center (ICC). Please call the ICC at 412-268-4979.
| A3 | TR | 10:30 am - 11:50 am | CYH A55 | Heidish |
| A4 | TR | 01:30 pm - 02:50 pm | TBA | Heidish |