tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352045682024-03-08T14:27:25.158-08:00International Graduate Teacher Service at CU-Boulder (Spring 2009)This blog welcomes all international graduate teachers (IGTs) on CU-Boulder campus to discuss issues and problems IGTs encounter in American undergraduate classroom and to share their experiences as well as feelings.ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-76645929068420046112009-02-04T10:31:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:52:11.825-08:00IGT WorkShop Series Spring 2009<span style="font-family:courier new;">Welcome to another semester!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">The International Graduate Teacher Workshop Series resumes Friday Feb, 6th. Below is a schedule of this springs workshop series.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Workshops are held at 200 ATLAS on Fridays 1:00PM-2:00PM.</span><br /><br /> <p style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Feb 6,'09 - </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exploring Classroom Dynamics Across Cultures </span><br /> <span style="font-style: italic; font-family: courier new;">Vivek Kaila, IGTS Coordinator, Graduate Teacher Program, CU-Boulder</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">In this workshop, we will explore international TAs' and GPTIs' classroom experiences in their home cultures and discuss how these experiences can be "translated" for the American classroom.</span></p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Feb 13,'09-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Acquiring a Second Language: Problems & Solutions<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Antonia Johnson, Director, Center for Talk Mastery, Boulder, Colorado</span><br /><p style="font-family: courier new;font-family:courier new;" >Learning a second language and surviving in a second culture can be challenging. Dr. Johnson shares insightful ideas about improving your pronunciation and comprehension.</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Feb 20,'09-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Establishing Your Educational Identity & Philosophy<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >David Kendrick, Ed.D, Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning </span><br /><p style="font-family: courier new;" face="courier new">Are you a perennialist? A progressivist? How about a social reconstructivist? Identifying and developing your own personal educational philosophy through sound education theories brings integrity and clarity to your role as a teacher. Following a brief presentation and discussion, your personal identity will be assessed through the Leahy Educational Philosophical Inventory.</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Feb 27,'09-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Understanding Body Language in Different Cultures<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Liza Williams, Lead Coordinator for Arts & Humanites, Graduate Teacher Program</span><br /><p style="font-family: courier new;" face="courier new"> Understanding cultural differences in body language can increase your cultural "emotional intellegence" and help you communicate effectively.</p> <p style="font-family: courier new;" face="courier new"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mar 6,'09-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Nuts & Bolts: Approaches to a 50-Minute Class</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Hallie Meredith, D. Phil., Lead Coordinator for Social Sciences & STEM, Graduate Teacher Program </span><br /> <br />How do you make the most of each class meeting? Whether you're teaching a 50-minute class, an hour-and-a-half recitation, or a two-hour seminar, this workshop will offer practical approaches to help you meet your goals.</p><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Mar 13,'09-</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Leading Effective Discussions<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:courier new;" >Jennifer Armstrong, Lead Consultant, Graduate Teacher Program</span><br /><p style="font-family: courier new;"> Once you've initiated a discussion, how do you keep it going? This workshop offers strategies for generating stimulating discussion questions that encourage meaningful student participation.</p>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-69102542571484329582008-10-16T14:43:00.000-07:002009-02-04T10:56:16.559-08:00General ESL Classes at International English Center<pre style="padding-left: 3px;"><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >The Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies'</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >International English Center (IEC) is offering multi-skill evening</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >classes in English as a second language (ESL) to all Boulder residents</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >and visitors. Classes meet for six weeks at beginning, intermediate, or</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >advanced levels on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm for $355,</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >text included. CU faculty/staff non-credit discount applies. Classes</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >start Wednesday, Oct 22. For more information, please contact the IEC.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Contact: IEC office, 303-492-5547 or ieccu@colorado.edu</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Additional information: </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://culink.colorado.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g4bd2303ade1d564980f07e87dcf3d3635j9p5nljjl&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fiec%2Fevening.html" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/iec/evening.html</a><br /></span><br /></pre>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-85038038367829880842008-09-15T14:27:00.000-07:002009-02-04T10:53:34.938-08:00Volunteering at CU Boulder<span style="font-family: courier new;">OPEN HOUSE SEPT. 17: CU VOLUNTEER RESOURCE CENTER</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has."</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">- Margaret Mead.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">We have a new name! CU Volunteer Resource Center (formerly the Volunteer Clearing House), your campus volunteer center, invites you to stop by for food, prizes and good company Wednesday, Sept. 17, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. We'll help you discover your own path to make the world a better place.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Contact: Anna Domenico</span><br /><span style="font-family: courier new;">Additional information: </span><a style="font-family: courier new;" href="https://culink.colorado.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g425a6946e408b552cb992681c69caa444j9p5nljjl&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fvrc" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/vrc</a>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-73605532754581424442008-09-05T11:43:00.000-07:002008-09-05T12:25:03.943-07:00IGTS Workshops Fall 2008<span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Hello Everybody<br /><br />Welcome to another semester at CU Boulder. This semester the </span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" >Graduate Teacher Program is organizing a series of workshops that deal with issues of specific interest for International Graduate Teaching Assistants and International Graduate Part-Time Instructors. The workshops focus on international teachers in the American classroom, and count towards the Graduate Teacher Certificate.<br /><br />The workshops will be held on Fridays, 1:00-2:00pm at 200 ATLAS.<br /><br />The following is a schedule for the workshops.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sep 12,'08 - What Do American Students Expect from Their Instructors?</span><br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">Vivek Kaila, IGTS Coordinator, Graduate Teacher Program, CU-Boulder</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sep 19,'08 - Asking and Handling Questions in the Classroom.</span><br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">PJ Bennett, Assistant Director, Graduate Teacher Program, CU Boulder</span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><span style=";font-family:courier new;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sep 26,'08 - Giving Fair Tests and Grading Fairly.</span><br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">Hallie Meredith, Lead Coordinator, SS/Stem, Graduate Teacher Program, CU Boulder</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oct 3,'08 - How Can International Instructors Deal with Their Own and Their Students’ Culture Shock?</span><br />- <span style="font-style: italic;">Tina Tan, Director, International Student and Scholar Services, CU Boulder</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oct 10,'08 - Your Students Will Evaluate You: Are You Ready?</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- Laura Border, Director, Graduate Teacher Program, CU Boulder<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Oct 17,'08 - Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">- Antonía Johnson, Director, Center for Talk Mastery</span><br /></span></span>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-22290654378795417562007-06-18T13:17:00.000-07:002007-06-18T13:21:11.726-07:00Summer 2007 activities by ISSS<tt>DROP IN CONVERSATION THURSDAYS<br /><br />All international students, scholars and spouses are invited to stop by for a weekly conversation hour! This is a great way to meet people, find out what is going on in Boulder and have fun, challenging conversations. The group meets on Thursdays, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., in the UMC by Domino's Pizza. For questions, contact janet.garcia@colorado.edu (or rebecca.sibley@colorado.edu).<br /><br /></tt><tt>SUMMER COFFEE HOUR<br /><br />Summer Coffee Hour takes place on Fridays, at 5 p.m. in the same location (across from Baby Doe's in the UMC Grill) as during the semester. This is different from the International Coffee Hour held during the semester since it will not be sponsored by the Office of International Education and there will be no free refreshments. But it IS a way for everyone to meet and go to a local restaurant! For questions feel free to contact: Muneeb Kamal (muneeb.kamal@colorado.edu) or Dan Levinson (daniel.levinson@colorado.edu) or Diba Mani (manid@colorado.edu). </tt>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-32304106755813101982007-06-07T14:14:00.000-07:002007-06-07T14:16:52.735-07:00Accent Reduction Courses Summer 2007<div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">Dear International Graduate Teachers,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">Two great summer courses available for accent reduction. Please see below for details.</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">Thanks,</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">Vicky</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">1. Clearly Speaking for non-native English<span class="Apple-converted-space" target="_blank"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><span style="font-family: times new roman;">This summer the University of Colorado Speech Language Hearing Center will be offering Clearly Speaking, an accent reduction, 7-week intensive individualized course for non-native English speakers wishing to improve their English pronunciation. The sessions will be held on Friday’s from 10-11:00 AM June 15-July 27th. The fee is $200, however we also have a sliding scale for individuals who can not afford that rate. The materials for the program are $90-$115 (depending if you choose audio cassette, CDs or interactive CD-ROM). There are still spots open in Clearly Speaking for this summer, please contact Mark Guiberson at Mark.Guiberson@colorado.edu if you would like to enroll. </span><br /> <div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">2. Accent Reduction Course for Foreign Students</div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank"><br /></div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: times new roman;" target="_blank">June 19-July 31, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:30 am. The course includes oral activities, self-taping, and one-on-one meetings with the native-speaker instructor throughout the course. Student accents are assessed for improvement areas and reasonable goals are set for each individual. Course instructed by Christina Brady and fee $360. Call 303-492-5547 if interested. <a href="http://www.colorado.edu/cu-diversity/news.html" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/cu-diversity/news.html</a><span class="Apple-converted-space" target="_blank"> </span></div>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-11888530819116401892007-03-20T13:28:00.000-07:002007-03-20T13:31:00.464-07:00Evening ESL Classes at Int'l English Center<pre style="padding-left: 3px;">The Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies'<br />International English Center (IEC) is offering multi skill evening<br />classes in English as a second language (ESL) to Boulder residents and<br />visitors. Classes meet for six weeks at beginning, intermediate or<br />advanced levels on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6:30-8:30 pm for $355, text<br />included. CU faculty/staff non-credit discount applies. Spring II<br />classes start March 21. For more information, please contact the IEC.<br />Contact: IEC office, 303-492-5547 or ieccu@colorado.edu<br />Additional information: <a href="https://culink.colorado.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g454b2e6da472d5ea43297839d903e0aa5j9p5nljjl&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fiec%2Fevening.html" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/iec/evening.html</a></pre>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1172181857577381452007-02-22T14:01:00.000-08:002007-02-22T14:07:37.210-08:00Submit your questions for the Workshop on April 24th, 2007Dear International Instructors,<br /><br />Our workshop on April 24th is about teaching a foreign language to American students. Our presenter Patricia, the German TA coordinator, would like us to submit our questions, issues, and concerns beforehand so that the workshop could be more practical to you. Please either post your questions in the comment area of this article (so that it'd be anonymous) or send them via email to me (gtpita@colorado.edu) before April 24th.<br /><br />Thank you very much.<br /><br />VickyITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1170362432195765172007-02-01T12:40:00.000-08:002007-02-01T12:40:32.256-08:00FREE ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOPThe Student Academic Services Center will offer a free English pronunciation and vocabulary workshop for CU students. The workshop will meet on Wednesdays from 2/7/07 to 4/18/07, from 5:00-6:30p.m. in Willard Hall, room<br />320. To register: If you have already contacted Dan West don't register again because he has already registered you. If you have not contacted him earlier, go to the SASC web page: www.colorado.edu/SASC/ Click on Study Sessions and Workshops, then click ESL Workshops. The registration page<br />shows you a date, location, time and description of the workshop. Click on the date(1/2/2222), and on the next page enter your student ID and click Signup. You will then be asked to click a button for email confirmation. The workshop will be limited to 15 students, so register soon if you are interested.ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1170192039131080052007-01-30T13:20:00.000-08:002007-01-30T13:20:39.133-08:00English classes & Speech classesThe International English Center (IEC) is offering evening English classes starting this week (First day of class 1/31).<br />See detail on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a class="fixed" href="https://webmail.colorado.edu/horde/util/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fiec%2Fevening.html&Horde=a791acb67562df8d407bf03222fcca1d" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/iec/evening.html</a> or contact IEC office: 303-492-5547 or ieccu@colorado.edu<br /><br />The Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Center is offering speech classes to help students speak English clearly. Contact Mark for details.<br /><br /><span class="signature"> Mark Guiberson, Ph.D., CCC-SLP<br />Clinical Instructor<br />Speech, Language, and Hearing Center<br />University of Colorado<br />2501 Kittredge Loop<br />409 UCB<br />Boulder, CO 80309<br />Office: 303-735-5049<br />Fax: 303-492-3274<br />Web: www.colorado.edu/slhs<br /></span>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1170191175713875112007-01-30T13:06:00.000-08:002007-01-30T13:06:15.713-08:00Drop in English Conversation Group<div> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><u>Drop In Conversation Group</u> (sponsored by the Office of International Education, University of Colorado at Boulder, phone: 303-492-8057) -</p> <p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;">All international students, scholars and spouses are invited to stop by for a weekly conversation hour. This is a great way to meet people from all over the world, find out about what is going on in Boulder, practice English and have fun, challenging conversations! It is on Thursday from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the University Memoral Center. For information, please email rebecca.sibley@colorado.edu or janet.garcia@colorado.edu. </p> </div>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1170190810042993512007-01-30T13:00:00.000-08:002007-01-30T13:08:16.460-08:00International Coffee hour (Sponsored by ISSS)<span style=";font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:13;" >Beginning Friday, January 19th, 2007 and continuing through the semester, please join us for International Coffee Hour, Friday afternoons, 4 - 5:30 p.m., across from Baby Doe's in the UMC Grill. Free refreshments! No reservations are required.</span><br /><a href="http://itaboulder.blogspot.com/">http://www.colorado.edu/oie/Coffee_Hour.html</a>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1169750863913466652007-01-25T10:47:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:56:23.670-08:00Workshop Schedule for Spring 2007<span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dear Graduate Teachers, Here are the workshops we have for Spring 2007 and also the top 5 workshops resulted from the survey we did last semester. Hope to see you all there!<br /><br />January 30 Tues, 11-12pm <br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Answering Questions Effectively</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Vicky Tzuyin Lai<br />International Graduate Teacher Coordinator<br /> Graduate Teacher Program & Linguistics<br /> <br /> February 21, Wed, 11-12pm<br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Establishing Authority in American Classrooms</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Melinda Barlow & Ernesto Acevedo-Munoz<br /> Film Studies<br /><br />March 6, Tues, 11-12pm <br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Conflict in American Classrooms</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Donna Louden & Tom Sebok<br /> Ombuds Office<br /><br />March 13, Tues, 11-12:30pm<br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Research Writing for International Graduate Teachers</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Steve Lamos & Writing Center Committee members<br /> Program for Writing and Rhetoric<br /><br /> <br />April 17, Tues, 11-12pm<br /></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Body Language in American Classrooms</span><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Nan Li<br /> Communication<br /><br /><br /></span>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1163107063203703482006-11-09T13:16:00.000-08:002006-11-09T13:17:43.210-08:00What do ITA need?<span class="quoted1">Dear ITAs,</span><br /><br /><span class="quoted1">We would like to know what your needs are as an ITA. Please give us your</span><span class="quoted1"> input on ITA workshops for next semester by going to the survey link </span><span class="quoted1">below. The survey will only take 10 minutes. </span><br /><br /> <span class="quoted1"><a class="fixed" href="https://webmail.colorado.edu/horde/util/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zoomerang.com%2Fsurvey.zgi%3Fp%3DWEB225TLF9Y7XP&Horde=ec9a59a3da4c4b09e1d2368afd0f536c" target="_blank">http://www.zoomerang.com/survey.zgi?p=WEB225TLF9Y7XP</a></span><br /><br /><span class="quoted1">Thank you!</span><span class="quoted1"></span>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1161727284085516692006-10-24T14:57:00.000-07:002006-10-24T15:01:24.096-07:00Managing Conflict: Scenes from a classroomThe Center for Teaching and Learning at University of Minnesota has some wonderful videoclips on managing difficult situations in the classroom. I find it very helpful to me and would like to share this link with you.<br /><br />http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/teachlearn/tutorials/conflict/ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1161291442061250782006-10-19T13:55:00.000-07:002006-10-19T13:57:22.066-07:00Drop in English Conversation GroupInternational faculty and staff are invited to stop by for a weekly conversation hour. This is a great way to meet people from all over the world, find out about what is going on in Boulder, practice English and have fun, challenging conversations! Join us on Thursdays, 12:30-1:30pm this fall in UMC, room 335. Sponsored by International Student and Scholar services, Office of International Education, 303-492-8057. Contact: Rebecca Sibley.ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1160513549467933362006-10-10T13:45:00.000-07:002006-10-10T13:52:29.503-07:00English Oral Training resources in BoulderI received several inquiries from ITAs who would like to improve their English intelligibility in the classroom situation. Here's a tentative list of English Oral Training resources available in Boulder. Please let me know if you would like to add some institutions to the list. Please also feel free to comment on the courses if you took one of those before.<br /><br />1. International English Center (IEC)<br />Contact: Debra Dais & Charl Norloff, Co-Directors<br />Phone: (303) 492-5547<br />Address: 1030 13th Street<br />Website: http://www.colorado.edu/iec/ESLG_courses.html<br />(IEC currently offers two writing courses and one speech course. The fee is $595 for non-resident.)<br /><br />2. Center for Talk Mastery<br />Contact: Dr. Antonía Johnson, Director<br />Phone: 303-499-5117<br />Address: 1800 30th St. 217A<br />Website: www.talkmastery.com<br />(Center for Talk Master currently offers accent reduction courses. Check with Antonia about the assessment fee and class fee.)<br /><br />3. Clearly Speaking Program<br />Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department, CU-Boulder<br />Contact: Leslie Mahler<br />Location: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Building<br />Website: http://www.colorado.edu/CDSS/slhs/slhcintv.html<br />(SLHS students in Clearly Speaking Program help you to pronounce words so they are easier to understand. The current students’ supervisor is Mark Guiberson. The fee is 300 dollars with perhaps 10% discount for CU students.)<br /><br />4. ESL / Multilingual Program in Student Academic Services Center<br />http://www.colorado.edu/SASC/esl.html<br />(One of the ESL workshops “Pronunciation Workshop” focuses on the phonetic pronunciation of English vowels and consonants. Not sure if there’s any fee.)<br /><br />5. Boulder Public Library<br />http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/special/multicultural/conversations.html<br />(The Boulder Public Library has a conversation group.)<br />http://www.boulder.lib.co.us/special/multicultural/english2nd.htmlITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1159893672867746292006-10-03T09:36:00.000-07:002006-10-03T09:42:04.850-07:00Suggestion on ITA workshop time/day of the weekI received a great suggestion from one of the ITAs and I'd like to share this with you guys.<br /><br />"I find that all ita workshop is on tuesday 11-12. it might be convenient for us to memorize the date. however, if we have class during that time, we will never be able to go to the workshop for a whole semester. would you mind considering other time of a week for our ita workshop? Thank you."<br /><br />My reply:<br /><br />"That's a practical suggestion. I'll send out a survey about when ITAs would like to have the ITA workshops for Spring 2007 at the end of Fall 2006. I'm guessing that's when you have a better idea about what your class schedules look like for Spring 2007."<br /><br />Any other suggestion as to when you would like to do the workshop?ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1159549693123876812006-09-29T10:06:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:08:13.133-07:00The coming up ITA Workshop<span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br />October 3 </strong>ATLAS 200 </span><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong></strong></span> <strong><span style="font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><br />What Can We Do to Help Students Who Are Struggling?<br /> </strong></span></strong><em><span class="small"><em>Sae Ogihara, International TA and Graduate Student in Linguistics</em></span></em>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1159549474618203452006-09-29T10:02:00.000-07:002006-09-29T10:04:34.620-07:00ITA Manual (draft) Fall 2006 available onlineDear ITAs,<br /><br />The ITA Manual (draft dated Fall 2006) is available online.<br />Check out the link below and click on <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">ITA Manual</span>. Feedback welcome!<br /><a class="fixed" href="https://webmail.colorado.edu/horde/util/go.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colorado.edu%2Fgtp%2Ftraining%2FinternationalTAs.htm&Horde=dd129634be7fafa3a8ff493c4f807d7c" target="_blank">http://www.colorado.edu/gtp/training/internationalTAs.htm</a>ITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35204568.post-1159482909071717912006-09-28T15:23:00.000-07:002006-09-28T15:35:09.080-07:00Hope you can join us on this blog ...Dear ITAs,<br /><br />I set up this blog in the hope that all ITAs at CU-Boulder can find out what's going on recently in the ITA network, ask questions about things that you're concerned with, provide suggestions and solutions for one another, and just simply share our teaching experiences and life experiences here in Boulder.<br /><br />I'm currently adding members into this blog so that you can start/post a new article freely. I do have all your emails, but I don't want to abuse my privilage. If you would like to be included in this blog, please reply via Comment of this post or send your name to gtpITA@colorado.edu.<br /><br />Hope to see you here!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />VickyITA Coordinator Vivekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172313122321412818noreply@blogger.com0