Seminar for International Teaching Assistants Session 4
Review Questions… Why are they important? - Who should ask? - Who should answer? * Review last night’s homework pages * “Interview” page 106
Presenting Topics Be aware of your audience – How? Why? Make sure you are “clear” – What does this mean? “Clarity of Presentation” page 110 “Assignment Preparation” page
Emphasis What is emphasis? Why do we use emphasis? Page 114 Exercise 5 “Correcting Misinformation” page 115 Exercise 6 “Practice Emphasis” page 116
Leading a Discussion Fluency Comprehensibility Listening Skills Picking up on verbal cues Picking up on nonverbal cues What is a discussion? What does it mean to “lead” a discussion?
FOOD!!! ☺ Now that we have our topic, let’s practice leading a discussion…
“Wrap Up” 1)Watch International TA video 2)Address any student concerns, review any pronunciation or grammatical concerns - Open Discussion 3)Prepare for your panel presentation…