Singapore’s approach to developing teachers: a foray into international teaching assistantship

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woon Chia Liu
Keyword(s):  
International Teaching

Intelligibility Rating of L2 Speech Pre- and Postintervention

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn Perlmutter
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
International Teaching Assistants ◽  
State University ◽  
Green State ◽  
Bowling Green State University ◽  
International Teaching ◽  
Intelligibility Ratings

As a result of a recent law passed in Ohio, a program was designed to improve the oral intelligibility of International Teaching Assistants at Bowling Green State University. To evaluate the efficacy of the training, naive undergraduate students were asked to evaluate the pre- and postrecorded speech samples of the international students, both in terms of intelligibility of the sample and the identification of the topic of the monologue. Analysis showed a significant improvement in the intelligibility ratings between pre- and posttraining samples. Further, the average number of correct subject matter identifications was shown to increase, while the average number of incorrect judgments decreased significantly from pre- to posttraining evaluations.

Empirical profiles of academic oral English proficiency from an international teaching assistant screening test

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ikkyu Choi
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Screening Test ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Subscale Score ◽  
Screening Tests ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Spoken English ◽  
International Teaching Assistant ◽  
International Teaching

Language proficiency constitutes a crucial barrier for prospective international teaching assistants (ITAs). Many US universities administer screening tests to ensure that ITAs possess the required academic oral English proficiency for their TA duties. Such ITA screening tests often elicit a sample of spoken English, which is evaluated in terms of multiple aspects by trained raters. In this light, ITA screening tests provide an advantageous context in which to gather rich information about test taker performances. This study introduces a systematic way of extracting meaningful information for major stakeholders from an ITA screening test administered at a US university. In particular, this study illustrates how academic oral English proficiency profiles can be identified based on test takers’ subscale score patterns, and discusses how the resulting profiles can be used as feedback for ITA training and screening policy makers, the ITA training program of the university, ESL instructors, and test takers. The proficiency profiles were identified using finite mixture modeling based on the subscale scores of 960 test takers. The modeling results suggested seven profile groups. These groups were interpreted and labeled based on the characteristic subscale score patterns of their members. The implications of the results are discussed, with the main focus on how such information can help ITA policy makers, the ITA training program, ESL instructors, and test takers make important decisions.

scholarly journals MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES BY BONE SETTERS

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 446-448
Author(s):  
NABEEL DASTGIR ◽  
KAMRAN KHALID BUTT ◽  
NAUSHEEN NABEEL
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Cost Of Treatment ◽  
Central Park ◽  
Non Union ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Joint Dislocations ◽  
International Teaching ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Study Setting

Objective: To highlight, evaluate and analyze the complications associated with the treatment of fractures, joint dislocations andlimb deformities by bone setters in a suburban population of district Kasoor. Study Design: Prospective descriptive study. Setting: This studywas conducted at the Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Central Park. Medical College based at Bhatti International Teaching Hospital,Kasoor. Methods: This was a six month prospective study involving eighty six (86) consecutive patients presenting with complications related totreatment of their musculoskeletal injuries by bone setters. Results: Eighty six patients with complications associated with previous treatmentby bone setters were seen 62.7 (%) were male while 37.2 (%) were female. The age range from 4 months to 76 years (mean 34 years). Out ofeighty six patients, 15(17.4 %) patients had non union, 21 (24.4%) had malunion, 9 (10.4%) had avascular necrosis, 15(17.4%) had chronicosteomyelitis, 4(4.6%) patients had gangrene, 8(9.3%) had contractures, 2(2.3%) had persistent dislocations, 4 (4.6%) had Leg ulcers and8(9.3%) had wound infections. The major reasons for going to bone setters were the perceived low cost of treatment (45%), pressure and advicefrom the elders and friends (38%), fear of surgery (5%) and assumption of faster healing by the bone setters (12%).The methods used by thebone setters include splintage, bandage, plaster, stretching, massage and suturing. Conclusions: Bone setters create very difficult problemsfor orthopaedic surgeons. Many patients develop complications and loose their limbs due to inappropriate treatments. Awareness programesregarding inadequate treatment given by bone setters are necessary and their Patronization should be discouraged to avoid these types ofcomplications.

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