- About CELTUA
- Calendar and Events
- Full and Part-time Faculty and Staff
- Grad and Undergrad Students
- Grants and Awards
- Overview
- Past Recipients and Project Summaries
- E. Phillips Knox Teaching Award
- Major Teaching Project for Departments/Programs
- Major Teaching Project for Individual or Small Groups of Faculty
- Minor Teaching Project for Individual or Small Groups of Faculty
- Minor Teaching Project for Individual or Small Groups of Graduate Students or Undergraduate Students
- Visiting Teacher Award for Departments/Programs
- Faculty Exchange Relocation Grants
- Award Portfolio Examples
- Engaged Learning and Top 25
- Assessment
- Assessment/Accreditation
- Assessment Successes
- Briefs
- E-portfolios
- Student Success Plan
- Publications and Library
- Consulting and Resources
Resources for International Teaching Assistants
Students who need support to pass the SPEAK test, please contact Aaron Bixler in the Graduate Studies Office.
More information about the SPEAK test, including an on-line practice SPEAK test and upcoming test dates, can be obtained from Miami's Interactive Language Resource Center.
Miami University's Office of International Students provides a number of services to international students. Please see their document titled: Our Role in Serving International Students .(PDF)
Resources for Improving your English
These web resources are designed specifically for international TAs who are interested in improving their spoken English language proficiency:
- Adapting to the American Classroom: Evolution of an International Teaching Assistant (PDF)
- Common Questions for ITAs
- English idioms, slang etc.
- Praat Language Lab
- Principles and Activities for Improving English Language Fluency
- Talking the Talk: Professional Fluency for International Teaching Assistants (PDF)
- Tips for ITAs on Improving English Communication Skills
Resources on Cultural Issues Related to Teaching in U.S. Classrooms
- Guide to Teaching for International TAs (PDF)
- International Faculty and Teaching Associates (TAs)
- International Teaching Assistant
- Office of Instructional Consultation
- Teaching in the U.S. Classroom (PDF)
- Teaching tips for international TAs (PDF)
- Types of American students and communicating with students (PDF)
Related Articles and Books
- Jeong-Lim, C., Jae Hoon, L., & Fisher, M. (2009). Teaching Mathematics at the College Level: International TAs' Transitional Experiences. Primus: Problems, Resources & Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, 19(3), 245-259