arnold@umcp-cs.UUCP (02/03/84)
Here at the University of Maryland the undergraduates and some
the administration have been looking into requiring an oral exam
in English for non-native English speaking Teaching assistants.
This exam would be given when the hopeful TA get to the U. of Md.
Being in charge of the Graduate Student Assoc. at U of Md. I would
like to know from your school
1) if your school has a test of English for its foreign TA.
2) What type of test is it TOFEL (written) or Oral
3) What are the consequenes of passing or fail the tests
4) Does your school have any other requirements for foreign
TA's not covered by the above or Native TA's.
5) How the tests get monitored and graded.
Please no comments about how Engineers can not speak English even
if they are American.
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Arnold Miller, U of Maryland, College Park Md.
UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!arnold
CSNet: arnold@umcp-cs ARPA: arnold@marylandjab@uokvax.UUCP (02/12/84)
#R:umcp-cs:-496600:uokvax:12500002:000:893 uokvax!jab Feb 10 22:20:00 1984 /***** uokvax:net.college / umcp-cs!arnold / 8:48 am Feb 3, 1984 */ Here at the University of Maryland the undergraduates and some the administration have been looking into requiring an oral exam in English for non-native English speaking Teaching assistants. /* --------------- */ Here at the University of Oklahoma, foreign TA's take the TOEFL (in fact, all foreign students do, I think) but I think that's about it. (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.) With the problems getting ANY TA's, though, I don't know if they can afford to be selective. TA's here are paid around $530/month, are expected to teach six hours and carry at least six hours, and don't get a tuition waiver of any kind. (My complaint was that graduate students aren't let into the Chemistry and Mathematics libraries in the evenings or weekends. Try to do homework with that restriction!) Jeff Bowles Lisle, IL