Accent Reduction Spring

IV. Accent Reduction

Prerequisite: Oral Communication

Spring Session: Thursdays, April 29 - June 3, 1:00pm-3:00pm

This class helps non-native speakers to recognize and practice American English sounds, stress, and intonation patterns in order to improve comprehension and intelligibility. This is accomplished through identification of problem areas, focused practice and recording of exercises for instructor feedback.

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Professional & Academic Writing Spring

II: Professional & Academic Writing

Prerequisite: Oral Communication

Spring Session: Mondays, April 26 - May 31, 1:00pm-3:00pm

This course on academic writing for publication focuses on learning to write coherently, clearly, and concisely. It will also include some practice in writing effective emails, letters, and short proposals. The course includes two 30-minute individual tutorials with the instructor.

Oral Communication Spring

I: Oral Communication

Spring Session: Monday, April 19 - Thursday, April 22, 3:00pm-5:00pm

Attendance is required ALL 4 Days

This course focuses on helping students improve their oral communication skills for academic and daily life. Emphasis is on increasing confidence and fluency through realistic activities both in and out of class covering pronunciation, idiom and slang usage, active listening skills, and conversation strategies.

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STS: Applying Evidence-based Teaching Strategies Across Many Professional Settings and Careers

Evidence-based teaching strategies that foster inclusion, promote active learning, and enable assessment are highly applicable beyond classrooms and are relevant in most professional settings, including every career type in the sciences. In this interactive workshop, participants will engage in a series of small group conversations with multiple scientific professionals pursuing a variety of science careers.

STS: Anticipating Misconceptions in Your Field: Teaching to Change Minds

Evidence suggests that learning is enhanced when instructors accurately anticipate learners' misconceptions. In this interactive workshop, participants will examine the broad impacts of a common misconception in the sciences. Participants will then collaborate to construct a bank of misconceptions to assist them in anticipating alternative ideas about their fields that they might encounter during classes, scientific presentations, and job talks.

Microteaching Symposium - Part II

There’s no substitute for practice when it comes to developing teaching skills. The Microteaching Symposium is your chance to learn evidence-based, inclusive teaching strategies and get practice and feedback running a classroom activity. Gain insights into how people learn and how to design activities accordingly during this special event.

**This is a two part workshop, taking place on April 6th and April 8th**

Microteaching Symposium - Part I: Tuesday, April 6, 4:00pm –5:30pm PT

Microteaching Symposium - Part I

There’s no substitute for practice when it comes to developing teaching skills. The Microteaching Symposium is your chance to learn evidence-based, inclusive teaching strategies and get practice and feedback running a classroom activity. Gain insights into how people learn and how to design activities accordingly during this special event.

**This is a two part workshop, taking place on April 6th and April 8th**

Microteaching Symposium - Part I: Tuesday, April 6, 4:00pm –5:30pm PT

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