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CALL FOR PRESENTERS AND FACILITATORS

The Center for Teaching Excellence announces a Call for Presenters for the Graduate Academy for College Teaching (Aug. 18 & 19) and the Graduate Symposium on Grading & Office Hours (Aug. 20), our TA and ITA orientation programs. We invite faculty, APs, and experienced TAs to design engaging concurrent sessions about teaching and/or to facilitate small group sessions on foundational teaching topics.

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Programs for Teaching Assistants

Resources for Teaching Assistants

Information for Non-native English Speaking Teaching Assistants
    Policy Regarding the Appointment of Non-native English Speaking TAs
    In order to be in compliance with campus policy and Illinois state law, all non-native speakers of English (regardless of whether or not they have American citizenship) are required to take and to pass a test of oral English proficiency to qualify to teach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
    Oral English Proficiency Testing

    Prospective International Teaching Assistants are encouraged to demonstrate oral English proficiency prior to arriving on campus. The University will accept scores from the following tests: Test of Spoken English (TSE), Internet Based TOEFL (iBT), and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). In addition, the University of Illinois administers the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) on campus. All four tests can fulfill the proficiency requirement.

    The following chart provides minimum score requirements for international students to be considered for teaching assistantships*
     
English Proficiency Test Minimum Score Required Additional information
SPEAK 50 Administered at U of I
TSE 50 Offered in countries where the TOEFL iBT is not yet available
TOEFL iBT 24 (speaking sub-section) http://www.toefl.org
IELTS (academic exam) 8 (speaking sub-section) http://www.ielts.org

    Resources for Improving Oral English



Last updated March 25, 2008
 
 
  Cheelan Bo-Linn, Head
Instructional Development
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