February 1, 2008

Fine-Tuning Your Accent I

Location: Room 201 International Center

5:00 - 6:30 P.M.

This workshop is designed for graduate assistants and postdocs who are interested in improving their English pronunciation. The first of a series of workshops this spring, Fine-Tuning Your Accent I will focus on vowels and word stress in North American English. American undergraduates in the Speech Science department will facilitate small group activities. Altinsel will also provide materials for participants' self study.

Please send the following information to register at teamprog@msu.edu:

1. Name
2. Department
3. First Language
4. Departmental appointment/job (teaching, office hours, grading, research...)
5. Number of Years in the U. S
6. Have you had English instruction in the U. S?

February 7, 2008

Creating a Teaching Philosophy You Can Use: PART II

This workshop fulfils the MSU Certification in College Teaching competency: Adult Students as Learners/Creating Learning Environments

Location: International Center Spartan Room C

How can we create a teaching philosophy that meaningfully describes why we do what we do, how we do it, and how our approach reflects some deeper (dare we say, “unique?”) thinking about teaching?

Join me, Kevin Johnston, MSU TA Director, as we continue a workshop begun in December 2007 to help you develop further the seminal points you need to address in your teaching philosophies. This workshop will build on the foundation we began last semester, delving more deeply into the process of finding answers to questions most often addressed in effective teaching philosophies. (NOTE: There’s another TAP Teaching Philosophy workshop on May 1, 2008. It is a condensed experience, focusing on the key issues one needs to address when crafting a teaching statement.)

MSU’s TA Program will provide a light supper. Bring with you the writing and materials I distributed at the last TP workshop. You can register at kmj@msu.edu

February 15, 2008

Fine-Tuning Your Accent I

Location: Room 201 International Center

5:00 - 6:30 P.M.

This workshop is designed for graduate assistants and postdocs who are interested in improving their English pronunciation. The first of a series of workshops this spring, Fine-Tuning Your Accent I will focus on vowels and word stress in North American English. American undergraduates in the Speech Science department will facilitate small group activities. Altinsel will also provide materials for participants' self study.

Please send the following information to register at teamprog@msu.edu:

1. Name
2. Department
3. First Language
4. Departmental appointment/job (teaching, office hours, grading, research...)
5. Number of Years in the U. S
6. Have you had English instruction in the U. S?

February 28, 2008

Fine-Tuning Your Accent II

Location: Room 201 International Center

5:00 - 6:30 P.M.

This workshop is designed for graduate assistants and postdocs who are interested in improving their English pronunciation. The second of a series of workshops this spring, Fine-Tuning Your Accent II will focus on consonants and linking in North American English. American undergraduates in the Speech Science department will facilitate small group activities. Altinsel will also provide materials for participants' self study.

Please send the following information to register at teamprog@msu.edu:

1. Name
2. Department
3. First Language
4. Departmental appointment/job (teaching, office hours, grading, research...)
5. Number of Years in the U. S
6. Have you had English instruction in the U. S?