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The teacher said to the students, "Come to the edge." They replied, "We might fall." The teacher said again, "Come to the edge." And they responded, "It's too high." "Come to the edge" the teacher demanded. And they came and the teacher pushed them, and they flew. (Christopher Logue)

Especially For ITAs and International Faculty

Teaching i the US

Quick Tips for Teaching in the US

Teaching in the US Classroom (Tomorrow's Professor, Search #801)
http://cgi.stanford.edu/~dept-ctl/cgi-bin/tomprof/postings.php

Cultural Differences in the Classroom:
http://edition.tefl.net/articles/home-and-abroad/cultural-differences/

http://edition.tefl.net/articles/home-and-abroad/cultural-differences-2/

Resources for International Faculty and TAs: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/specific_audiences/international.htm

http://depts.washington.edu/cidrweb/consulting/itaresources.html

ESL Web Sites

Great All-Purpose Web Site:
www.eslcafe.com

This web site has a very comprehensive list of links, a help center, message boards, a slang dictionary, and quizzes among other features.
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/

GReat multipurpose site with resources and games: http://english.answers.com/grammar/

Another general writing advice site--checkout the "English Lessons"
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/

A clearing house of Grammar Links: http://www.eslpartyland.com/articles/esl-grammar-links.html

Writing Sites

http://www.eslbee.com/ General advice on writing styles

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Probably the best on-line writing resource center.  It’s from Purdue University.

www.rpi.edu/dept/llc/writecenter/web/handouts.html Excellent broad-based resources with good "take away" handouts

Information on different types of writing and different styles

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/writing/style.html

Grammar

On-line quizzes for you to test your knowledge of various grammar points 
http://a4esl.org/q/h/

http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/english/grammar/activities.html

Help for all levels of English competence

http://a4esl.org/q/h/grammar.html

http://www.1-language.com/eslquizzes/index.htm

English for Science and Technology

http://www.englishpage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7120

http://www.eslincanada.com/englishlesson7.html

 

Books (Available in the IDS Library)

E. Sarkisian. Teaching American Students: A Guide for International Faculty and Teaching Assistants in Colleges and Universities. Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Intercultural Press, Inc.


M. Smithee, S. L.Greenblatt, & E. Eland. U.S. Classroom Culture. NAFSA.

G. Althen. American Ways. Intercultural Press