Credit

These courses are taken on a Credit/No Credit basis. They count as 3 credit hours for purposes of full-time enrollment, but do not count toward students' degree requirements.

Registration

Registration for these courses is done on-line at http://registrar.utexas.edu/students/registration/. Students can register for these courses until the 12th class day.

Any student who received a conditional pass on the ITA exam will be authorized to register for ESL 389T. Any student who did not pass the J-bar screening will be authorized to register for ESL 388S and/or ESL 388W. All other students will need to email our office for permission to register.

Requests and any other questions can be directed via email to mikesmith@austin.utexas.edu.

ESL 389T: Communication and Teaching Culture

Section 1 Fall 2013 (68785) TTh 9:30-11:00a
Section 2 Fall 2013 (68790) TTh 12:30-2:00a
Section 3 Fall 2013 (68795) MW 4:00-5:30p

This course is required for graduate students who received a conditional pass on the ITA English assessment and have TA/AI appointments with student contact. It meets the requirements for ITA certification. This course is designed to explore and enhance international teaching assistants' skills in English communication through a variety of functional areas. Practice areas include pronunciation, vocabulary, fluency, reductions, presenting and summarizing information, and compensatory strategies. Intercultural communication topics relevant to teaching in U.S. universities are also addressed.

ESL 388T: Basic Speaking Skills for Potential International Teaching Assistants

Section 1 Fall 2013 (68765) TTh 8:00-9:30a

This course is for graduate students who failed the ITA English assessment and would like to improve their English before retaking the assessment. This course will focus on pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary development, and presentation skills.

ESL 388S: Oral Communication for International Students

Section 1 Fall 2013 (68740) TTh 9:30-11:00a
Section 2 Fall 2013 (68745) TTh 9:30-11:00a
Section 3 Fall 2013 (68750) TTh 11:00-12:30p
Section 4 Fall 2013 (68755) TTh 11:00-12:30p
Section 5 Fall 2013 (68760) TTh 12:30-2:00p

This course is required for graduate students who did not pass the oral skills component of the J-bar English assessment. The course is designed to develop academic oral communication skills. Practice will focus on pronunciation, fluency, grammatical accuracy, vocabulary development, formal presentations, and graduate-level discussions. Instruction will be delivered within the context of academic speaking tasks.

ESL 388W: Academic Writing for International Students

Section 1 Fall 2013 (68770) TTh 12:30-2:00p
Section 2 Fall 2013 (68775) TTh 2:00-3:30p

This course is required for graduate students who did not pass the written skills component of the J-bar English assessment. The course is designed to develop academic written communication skills. Practice will focus on clauses, sentences, paragraphs, and essays.

ESL 389S: Advanced Oral Communication for International Students

Section 1 Fall 2013 (68780) TTh  2:00-3:30p

The course is designed to develop academic oral communication skills. Practice will focus on pronunciation, fluency, grammatical accuracy, vocabulary development, formal presentations, and graduate-level discussions. Instruction will be delivered within the context of academic speaking tasks.

ESL 389W: Advanced Academic Writing for International Students

Section 1 (68800) TTh 2:00-3:30p

The course is designed to develop academic written communication skills. Practice will focus on paragraphs, essays, and research writing.