Case Studies

Case Study: University of Utah

Like many universities, the University of Utah frequently hires international graduate students to teach courses.However, before they are placed in a teaching role, these graduate students are required to be cleared by the International Teaching Assistant (ITA) Program.

Diane Cotsonas, the coordinator of the ITA Program for the University of Utah had a problem: many international graduate students were arriving at the ITA workshop without the oral English skills necessary to function effectively in the classroom. More .