June 22
- Course description and schedule
- Introduction to Listening in the Real World
- Introduction to "Common Questions for ITAs"
- Introduction to Teaching at Ohio State: A Teaching Handbook
- Accurate English - 1
- Introductions
- Accent Inventory
June 24
- Teaching Handbook (III) "Culture & Cross Cultural Issues"
- Accurate English 2 (The Phonetic Alphabet)
Begin Unit I
- Unit I Assignments:
- Accurate English 1, 2, 12, 3
- Observation Guide
- Reaction Paper
- Student Presentations
- "Common Questions" 1-4
- Listening in the Real World - 1-9
- Culture reading assignments
- "Let's Talk It Over"
- Discussion: stereotypes
June 26
- Teaching Handbook (III) "Academic Culture"
- Accurate English 12 (Consonant Overview)
- Student presentations and/or discussion:
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- American educational system, background and expectations
June 29
- Teaching Handbook (V) "Teaching Contexts"
- Student presentations and discussion (continued)
- ITA guest speaker
- Conversation partners sign-up
July 1
- Teaching Handbook (II) "Who Students Are"
- Accurate English 3 (Vowel Overview)
- Student presentations and discussion (continued)
- UG panel
July 3
HOLIDAY
OSU CLOSED
July 6
Teaching Handbook (VI) "Importance of Course Goals"
*Listening in the Real World - Quiz 1-9
*"Common Questions" Quiz 1-4
*Unit I Observation Guide due
Begin Unit II
- Unit II Assignments:
- Listening in the Real World - 10-16
- "Common Questions" 5-9
- Accurate English 5 (Review)
- Observation Guide
- Video Assignment
- Key Terms
- Discussion: opening class verbal and nonverbal strategies
July 8
- Teaching Handbook (IX) "Planning/Creating In-Class Assessment"
- Accurate English 5.2 (Review)
- Discussion and classroom language: defining, giving examples, framing, class endings
July 10
- Teaching Handbook (VII) "Effective Lectures"
- Teaching Handbook (III) "Communication Maintenance"
- Accurate English 5.2 (Review)
- Practice: opening class, framing a lecture, defining, and ending class (pairwork)
- Discussion and classsroom language: establishing control and maintaining control
July 13
- Teaching Handbook (III) "Checking & Clarifying Communication"
- Accurate English transcription / vowel quiz
- Practice: opening class, establishing and maintaining control
July 15
- Peer evaluation (Print 1 for each student)
- Self evaluation
July 17
- Peer evaluation (Print 1 for each student)
- Self evaluation
July 20
Accurate English 6 (Stress)
*Listening in the Real World - Quiz 10-16
*"Common Questions" Quiz 5-9
*Unit II Observation Guide due
Begin Unit III
- Unit III Assignments:
- Listening in the Real World 17-26
- "Common Questions" 10-14
- Accurate English - 8-10
- Observation Guide
- Video Assignment
- Key Terms
- Describing a process
- Discussion: establishing rapport and engaging students by asking for participation
July 22
- Accurate English 7.1 (Stress - Advanced)
- Classroom language:
- comprehension checks
- Small talk
- Idioms and slang
- Discussion and practice: question forms (grammar)
July 24
- Teaching Handbook (VIII) "Benefits of Technology" & "Modes of Technology"
- Accurate English 7.2 (Stress - Advanced)
- Review question forms homework
- Classroom language: reductions and reduced questions
- Introduction: board, projector, and/or PowerPoint
- (Dictation reduced questions)
July 27
- Accurate English 8.1 (Rhythm)
- Slang quiz
- Practice: use of board, projector and/or PowerPoint; student/teacher questions (pairwork)
July 29
- Peer Evaluations (Print 1 for each student)
July 31
- Peer Evaluations (Print 1 for each student)
August 3
*Listening in the Real World - Quiz 17-26
*"Common Questions" Quiz 10-14
*Unit III Observation Guide due
Begin Unit IV
- Unit IV Assignments:
- Listening in the Real World - 27-36
- "Common Questions" 15-19
- Accurate English 8 & 9
- Video Assignment
- Key Terms
- Observation Guide
- Discussion: communication maintenance
August 5
- Accurate English 8.3 (Rhythm)
- Discussion and practice: paraphrasing
- Classroom language: communication repair
August 7
- Teaching Handbook (VII) "Effective Discussions"
- Accurate English 9 (Rhythm - Advanced)
- Practice: echo and wh-echo questions
- Classroom language: responding to student questions
- Practice: classroom interaction activity - teacher and student questions (pairwork)
August 10
- Peer evaluation (Print 1 for each student)
August 12
- Peer evaluation (Print 1 for each student)
August 14
Accurate English 10 (Compound Nouns)
*Listening in the Real World - Quiz 27-36
*"Common Questions" Quiz 15-19
*Unit IV Observation Guide due
Begin Unit V
- Unit V Assignments:
- Listening in the Real World - 32-26
- Accurate English 10 & 16
- Video Assignment & Key Terms
- Mock-Teaching Test Information
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- Discussion: first day of class activities
- Classroom language and practice: introduction, syllabus, and nonverbals
August 17
- Teaching Handbook (VI) "The Syllabus"
- Accurate English 16 (Intonation)
- Interaction practice: present introductions, syllabus, lesson - using appropriate nonverbal stategies and asking and answering questions (pairwork)
- MTT Scheduling
August 19
- MTT Scheduling
August 21
- MTT Scheduling
- Conversation Partners Survey
August 24
- Teaching Handbook (V) "Working One-on-One"
- Accurate English 16 (Intonation)
- MTT Scheduling
- Presentation review and practice: presence, clarity, and classroom interaction
- Discussion: office hours, student requests and complaints
- Practice: office hours, student requests and complaints
- Course evaluation
August 26
Mock-Teaching Tests
August 28
Mock-Teaching Tests