The ITA Program was initiated in 1990, after the
Pennsylvania Fluency in Higher
Education Act of 1990 mandated that all instructors with classroom
teaching responsibilities who are not native speakers of English be
certified in English prior to assuming those
responsibilities.
Teaching Assistants who are not native-speakers of English can take
advantage of ITA programs and services to enhance their communicative
competence and improve their ability to participate in a variety of
instructional roles.
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Currently, the ITA Program is operating
under the Teaching and Learning Center
at Temple University. The ITA permanent staff
includes a program director, one teaching assistant, and two
graduate interns. In addition, the Speak test tapes are rated
by graduate students from the
TESOL program.
The ITA office is located on main campus, Ritter Hall, Rm 453.
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Please call 215-204-5526, or email at:
ita@temple.edu, if you have any
questions about the program and services.
Spring 2008 deadlines for the SPEAK testing and test
appeals:
- February 5, 2008: Last day of SPEAK testing for the TAs teaching in the Spring, 2008.
(SPEAK test administration will continue for the TAs teaching in the Summer
& the Fall, 2008)
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February 5, 2008: First
SPEAK test Appeals Panel
(TEACH Test)
- February 12, 2008: Last day to submit
a SPEAK test Appeal for TAs teaching in the Spring 2008. (After
the 12th, Appeals Panel (TEACH Test) will be scheduled to accommodate
additional appeals requests and those who we couldn't fit in the first
panel, if necessary.)
Important thing to remember:
- All International Teaching Assistants must get in touch with the ITA Program to obtain their
Language Certification,
preferably before the beginning of the semester.
