Supporting Multilingual TAs Navigating Academic Culture in Teaching and Learning
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
2–3 p.m.
Online via Microsoft Teams
This workshop is designed for international or multilingual graduate students who are TAs for undergraduate courses at Dalhousie. We will begin this workshop by discussing academic culture within Canadian universities in general. What are expectations of TAs within this educational space? We will then shift to discussing common challenges faced by international or multilingual TAs. These include: expectations and conventions for delivering written feedback; expectations and conventions for student-centered and inclusive classroom management; expectations and conventions for written communication with students and professors; and, finally, understanding the resources that are there for student TAs when they need extra support in their classes.
Outcomes
At the end of this workshop participants will:
- Comprehend elements of academic culture within Canadian universities that impact their roles at TAs within undergraduate classrooms.
- Understand how to deliver meaningful written feedback and how to communicate effectively with students, peers, and instructors.
- Take away key strategies for ensuring they foster inclusive and student-centred classroom environments.
Facilitators
Vanessa Lent, PhD, International Student Writing Advisor
Nasim Tavassoli, PhD, Educational Developer (Student Development)
Intended Audience
Graduate Students
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