Teaching Assistant Preparation in English Courses (English as a Second Language) (TAPE)

TAPE Courses

This is a list of courses with the subject code TAPE. For more information, see English as a Second Language (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) in the catalog.

TAPE:5100 Pronunciation, Fluency Building, and Culture 0 s.h.

Attain greater fluency for teaching by making short presentations and participating in natural interactions about U.S. culture; intensive work on pronunciation to help future teaching assistants attain maximum intelligibility.

TAPE:5220 TA Preparation in English: Pronunciation 0 s.h.

Intensive work toward maximum intelligibility; emphasis on stress, timing, intonation.

TAPE:5300 TA Preparation in English: Presentation Skills 0 s.h.

Intelligibility of speech and clarity of expression in presenting and responding; practice in videotaped lectures.

TAPE:5330 TA Preparation in English: Orientation 0 s.h.

Student expectations, typical teacher/student relationships, basic classroom management at the university.