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International Teaching Assistant Program

General Information

Texas Tech University Operating Policy requires that the appointment of international students as teaching assistants be made only after certification of English proficiency and readiness for the classroom. The International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Workshop is conducted each summer to assess and improve the language skills of prospective ITAs.

Academic departments refer students to the ITA program, which is required of all prospective ITAs. The program consists of a 3-week summer workshop; three follow-up courses are offered (ESL 5305—Speaking; ESL 5310—Classroom Management; ESL 5315—Academic Writing) for students whose evaluations during the workshop did not qualify them to teach immediately. (Please note: This is not a web site for information on graduate school admission.)

For information about the ITA Summer Workshop and other aspects of the ITA Training Program, please click on any of the links below.

 

For information regarding ITA Workshop registration, please contact your department at Texas Tech University. You cannot register yourself for the workshop. Only your TTU graduate advisor may do so.

For additional information, Ms. Carla Castle may be contacted by telephone at (806) 742-3145 x291, by FAX at (806) 742-3306, or by e-mail at carla.castle@ttu.edu.

If you are interested in credit-bearing academic English as a Second Language classes, please contact the department at (806) 742-3145, ext. 288. You must be registered as a student at Texas Tech to be eligible for these classes.

If you are interested in non-credit bearing ESL classes offered through the Division of Extended Studies (Intensive English Program), click http://www.ttu.edu/IntensiveEnglish. You do not have to be registered in the University to take these classes.

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