The Experiences of International Teaching Assistants in the U.S. Classroom: A Qualitative Study

Autor/inn/en	Adebayo, Comfort Tosin; Allen, Mike
Titel	The Experiences of International Teaching Assistants in the U.S. Classroom: A Qualitative Study
Quelle	In: Journal of International Students, 10 (2020) 1, S.69-83 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2162-3104
Schlagwörter	Foreign Students; Graduate Students; Teaching Assistants; Communication Skills; Pronunciation; Language Usage; Teaching Methods; Teacher Student Relationship; Barriers; Intercultural Communication; Cultural Awareness; Course Content; Accuracy; Language Fluency; Student Attitudes; Technological Literacy; Teaching Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Kommunikationsstil; Aussprache; Sprachgebrauch; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Kursprogramm; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Schülerverhalten; Technisches Wissen
Abstract	Most research focusing on the challenges that international teaching assistants (ITAs) encounter in U.S. classrooms employs a linguistic perspective. The present study furthers that research by examining other challenges unique to ITAs, through the lens of an intercultural competence framework. Through individual interviews with 15 ITAs, the study highlights the challenges related to competencies in knowledge and skills faced by ITAs in U.S. classrooms. Findings reveal that knowledge about the U.S. education system, expectations of the classroom culture, and assumptions about student--instructor relationships pose the greatest difficulties. Additionally, the ability of an ITA to demonstrate communication skills remains a significant challenge, including the negative perception of speaking with a foreign accent and selecting effective word choices to accurately represent content. The study findings present practical implications for training ITAs for their pedagogical duties at U.S. colleges. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01