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Like other universities in the
United States and Canada, NJIT provides training for international
teaching assistants in teaching methods and in English communication
in teaching situations. These situations may include being an
instructor in a course, a laboratory or recitation section leader, a
tutor, or a grader. This training is intended to help international
teaching assistants succeed in carrying out the duties and
responsibilities associated with their award. In addition to TAs,
GAs and RAs are included in this program since they also require a
high level of English communication skills.
All international
students entering NJIT with a TA, GA, or RA are required to
participate in the 5-day NJIT Teaching and Communication Skills
Workshop held in August.
Click here for Summer 2003 TA workshop schedule.
In the workshop, students
will make a series of oral presentations. Students whose English
oral presentation skills are evaluated as fully adequate for
teaching situations in English will be required to enroll in ENG
599, University Teaching Methods and Communication Skills, in the
fall semester. Students evaluated as needing additional training in
use of spoken English in teaching situations will be required,
depending on the evaluation, to enroll in ENG 503, Spoken English
for International Teaching Assistants, or ENG 505, Advanced Spoken
English for International Students, (focusing on pronunciation) in
the fall semester, or both courses (one in fall, one in spring).
After passing the required course(s), these students will take ENG
599 in the following semester.
Directions to NJIT from JFK
and Newark Airports.
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