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Events

(1) Upcoming event

SPEAK test Rater Training Workshop

The ITA program will offer a SPEAK rater workshop which will train participants to become a certified SPEAK rater at Temple. To complete the training, attendance is required for this two-day workshop. Once certified, you can earn $20.00 per SPEAK test at Temple. Graduate students with background knowledge in Linguistic, Language Education, Communication sciences, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or employees who work in English as a Second Language (ESL) field or related fields may want to register for this workshop. This is a great opportunity to earn extra money while gaining experience in your field of expertise!

  • Date: March 19 & 26, 2008
  • Time: 10:00am.-2:00pm.
  • Place: TBD
  • Agenda:

(2) Past events:

MAITA Conference: October 20th, 2006

ITA program will host the Fall 2006 Mid-Atlantic ITA (MAITA) conference. This is one of the most exciting events that Temple's ITA program is coordinating. During the conference, ITA program coordinators and practitioners in mid-Atlantic states will come and share their research and best practices and insights with their program administration and  implementation.

  • Date: Friday October 20, 2006
  • Time: 9:00am.-4:00pm.
  • Place: Rm 111. TECH Center (It is #53 on the campus map)
    1101 W. Montgomery Ave.
    (between 13th St. Montgomery Ave.)
    Click here to view Agenda

    Plenary speaker: Dr. Paula Golombek, Penn State University

    "    Corpus-informed instruction and academic discourse
      awareness in an ITA Program: Learning to use symbolic
      power responsibly in the classroom"


SPEAK Rater Workshop

The ITA program will offer a SPEAK rater workshop which will train participants to become a certified SPEAK rater at Temple. To complete the training, attendance is required for this two-day workshop. Once certified, you can earn $20.00 per SPEAK test at Temple. Graduate students with background knowledge in Linguistic, Language Education, Communication sciences, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), or employees who work in English as a Second Language (ESL) field or related fields may want to register for this workshop. This is a great opportunity to earn extra money while gaining experience in your field of expertise!

  • Date: February 17 & March 3, 2006
  • Time: 10:00am.-2:00pm.
  • Place: RH 303
  • Register online
     

Administrative meetings-Language certification for New ITAs

  • September 28, 2005 Graduate Chairs & Coordinators meeting
    10:30-11:30am. Student Center Room 223
  • October 5, 2005 Graduate Administrators Luncheon
    12:00-1:30 pm. Diamond Club, Rhoades Room

 
 

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