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ITA Courses: ED10

ED10
Education 10 is a 3-credit course offered Fall and Spring Semester on Saturdays from 9:00 to 3:00 (with a 30 minute break).  The course includes information about teaching in US institutions of higher education (e.g., syllabi, instructional formats, as well as legal issues, including sexual harassment and plagiarism).  The course assignments and activities also address issues of communicating in American English, grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary. 
Education 10 enrollment is capped at 12-15 students per section.  Additional sections will be offered if necessary.

ED10. Who needs to enroll
ITAs who scored

  • Below 50 on the SPEAK test,
  • Below 55 on the TSE, or
  • Below 28 on the Speaking section of the TOEFL iBT.
The 3-credits for Ed 10 should be considered part of the ITA’s total course load. Adding 3 credits from Education-10  to a full disciplinary course load will be unmanageable and may jeopardize the student’s ability to pass the course.

ITAs who do not pass the class, will need to repeat another semester of Ed 10.  Departments are responsible for paying each TA’s tuition for Ed 10. Passing Ed 10 is contingent upon attendance, participation, homework, instructional presentations, and a final exam.

The final exam for the course is the TEACH test.  This test is a videotaped, panel-rated teaching simulation, which consists of a 5-minute presentation in the candidate’s field of expertise and a question and answer session with panel reviewers.

The students’ skills are rated by a panel, on a 10-point rating scale in three areas (pronunciation, overall speaking ability, and comprehension). The panel may include faculty members from representative departments, undergraduate students, and staff of the ITA Program.
(more information about the TEACH Test)

ED10. More information
Please send an e-mail to ita@temple.edu if you would like to receive additional information about enrollment in ED10. In the subject line, please mention "ED10" if it doesn not appear automatically.

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