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Presented by: Iman Moazzen

Working as an International TA: Brilliant Chance to Develop your Personal and Professional Skills . Presented by: Iman Moazzen. My Teaching Experience . Tutorial TA (four time) Lab TA (two times) Academic Assistant (four times) Marker (one time) Lab Manager. Outline.

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Presented by: Iman Moazzen

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  1. Working as an International TA: Brilliant Chance to Develop your Personal and Professional Skills Presented by: ImanMoazzen

  2. My Teaching Experience • Tutorial TA (four time) • Lab TA (two times) • Academic Assistant (four times) • Marker (one time) • Lab Manager

  3. Outline • Highlighting the benefits of working as an ESL TA • What students expect from you as a TA (Tutorial and Lab TA) • What you should expect from students • Teaching tips for ESL TAs • How to overcome potential problems of communications

  4. Benefit of working as an ESL TA • Great on your Resume • Improve your English • Improve your Presentation & Personal Skills • Test Innovative Teaching Methods • Learn Logistics • Make a lot of Friends • Earn Money

  5. Students’ Expectations for Tutorial TAs • Organized (systematic approach)

  6. Signal Representation in Frequency • Fourier Series

  7. What does Frequency mean? Frequency Means How Fast a Signal is Changing If the signal is changing very fast: high frequencies If the signal is changing very slowly: low frequencies

  8. Explaining Frequency using Music Slow Song Fast Song

  9. Filtering

  10. Students’ Expectations for Tutorial TAs • Organized (plan & time) • Knowledgeable • Confident • Approachable (answering questions & dedicating extra time & answering emails)

  11. Students’ Expectations for Lab TAs • Knowledgeable • Treat all groups the same • Be specific about lab report and marking rubrics • Mark lab report till next lab (technical content)

  12. What you should expect from students • Professional Behavior

  13. Teaching tips for ESL TAs • Get prepared for each class • Speak as simple as possible • Try to speak loud and slow • Check if students follow what you are saying • Don’t worry about your English

  14. How to overcome potential problems of communications • Practice • What to do if you don’t understand the question

  15. General Suggestions • Personal Homepage • Handout

  16. Conclusions • Organized • Well Prepared • Approachable • Speak as simple as possible • Loud and clear voice • Don’t worry about your English

  17. Thanks for your attention 17

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