Teaching of Additional Languages

TESOL International Graduate Assistantship Internship Program (ELAN 7768 & ELAN 7769)

What are ELAN 7768 and ELAN 7769?

UGA and Board of Regents' policies require that all new graduate teaching and laboratory assistants receive support for their instructional roles. ELAN 7768 and 7769 are designed specifically for international graduate students whose native language is not English and who wish to work as graduate teaching assistants or laboratory assistants. The courses are taught by faculty in the Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) program in Language and Literacy Education.

Who must take ELAN 7768 and 7769?

Students with scores of 40 or below on the TSE/SPEAK test or 22 or below on the iBTOEFL/TAST Speaking section must complete successfully ELAN 7768 (3 credits). Students who have not taken the TSE/SPEAK, TAST, or iBTOEFL test are also required to enroll in ELAN 7768.

Students with scores of 45 on the TSE or SPEAK test or 23-25 on the TAST/iBTOEFL must complete successfully ELAN 7769 (3 credits).

Students who have already attained TSE/SPEAK or TAST/iBTOEFL scores that qualify them to serve as graduate teaching or laboratory assistants may wish to enroll in ELAN 7769 or 7769 to further improve their oral English and instructional communication skills.

Check with the Center for Teaching and Learning for more information about these courses.

Who administers the iBTOEFL test on campus?

The iBTOEFL test is administered by University Testing Services, 542-3183. General information about the iBTOEFL examination may be found on the Educational Testing Service web site.

Course Descriptions:

ELAN 7768

This class is designed to improve the classroom communication of international teaching assistants through English as a Second Language training. Sessions include:

Diagnosis of English language patterns that may interfere with intelligibility when communicating with North American undergraduate students.
Structured opportunities to improve language proficiency
Practice with the English sound system
Work on North American word stress and sentence stress production
Review of question forms and intonation patterns
Practice of vowels and consonants
Fluency exercises

ELAN 7769

This class is designed to improve the ability of international teaching assistants to communicate effectively within the cultural context of North American undergraduate instruction. Sessions include:

Diagnosis of communication patterns that may interfere with conveying intended meaning when communication with North American undergraduate students.
Techniques to establish rapport with students
Demonstrations of a variety of effective teaching strategies
Discussions of classroom management procedures
Tips on how to lead discussion sessions, plan lessons, evaluate and advise students
Observation and practice of effective teaching communication strategies
Practice giving directions, explanations, and short lectures