ITA Language Institute Schedule
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Sunday, August 4
11:00am - 3:30pm LUNCH Everybody's Kitchen (EVK) - Only for those staying in USC housing
1:00pm Housing Check-In beginning at 1pm in the EVK College Residence Hall Customer Service Center (CSC) 635 McCarthy Way, near Gate 3
for all staying in USC housing.
6:00pm DINNER at EVK (for those staying in USC housing)
Monday, August 5
8:45 am 2011 ITA Language Institute Check-In (Location To Be Determined (TBD))
9:15am Welcome Remarks: CET Director, Professor Edward Finegan
9:30am Plenary 1: Expectations of ITAs: Panel of Advisors and TA Coordinators (Location TBD)
10:30am Students' Expectations of ITAs: Panel of uSCs and ITAs (Location TBD)
12:00pm LUNCH (EVK - everyone welcome)
1:00pm Department of Public Safety Presentation (Location TBD)
1:45pm Classroom Asssignments; First Class Meeting
4:00pm Passport Verification
Tuesday, August 6
9:00am Module 1: Overview & Language Resources (Locations TBD)
10:30am Module 2: 1st Day of Class - Setting the Tone: Presentation #1: Presenting a Confident Image of Yourself and Class
12:00pm LUNCH (EVK - everyone welcome)
1:00pm Module 3: Language of the University: Key Expressions & Strategies (Locatiosn TBD)
2:30pm Module 4: Language & Pronunciation: Word Stress Patterns; 100 Term List (Locations TBD)
Wednesday, August 7
9:00am Module 5: Targeted Areas of Pronunciation: Vowels and Consonant; Lanuage Review (Locations TBD)
10:30am Module 6: Language of the University: Asking, Requesting, & Suggesting (Locations TBD)
12:00pm LUNCH (EVK - everyone welcome)
1:00pm Module 7: Handling Questions in the Classroom (Locations TBD)
2:30pm ISE Examination (written portion) (>100 TOEFL iBT exempt) Location TBD
or For those not needing to take the ISE (written portion) Presentation in location TBD
Thursday, August 8
9:00am Module 8: Presenting Information: Useful Classroom Expressions (Locations TBD)
10:30am Module 9: ITA-Student Relations: Sticky Situations and Resources for Help (Locations TBD)
12:00pm LUNCH (EVK - everyone welcome)
1:00pm Module 10: Language and Pronunciation: Intonation, Rhythm and Stress in Message Units (Locations TBD)
2:30pm Module 11: Components of Defining a Term; Term Presentation (Locations TBD)
Friday, August 9
9:00am Module 12: Presentation Feedback: Pronunciation, Language, Discourse (Locations TBD)
10:30am ITA ORAL INTERVIEW EXAMS
12:00pm LUNCH (EVK - everyone welcome)
1:30pm ITA ORAL INTERVIEW EXAMS