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From: arnold@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: foreign TA's enterance exams
Message-ID: <4966@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 18:41:39 EST
Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.4966
Posted: Thu Feb  2 18:41:39 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 03:13:53 EST
Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept.
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Here at the University of Maryland the undergraduates and some 
the administration have been looking into requiring an oral exam
in English for non-native English speaking Teaching assistants.

This exam would be given when the hopeful TA get to the U. of Md.
Being in charge of the Graduate Student Assoc. at U of Md. I would
like to know  from your school
	1) if your school has a test of English for its foreign TA.
	2) What type of test is it TOFEL (written) or Oral
	3) What are the consequenes of passing or fail the tests
	4) Does your school have any other requirements for foreign
	   TA's not covered by the above or Native TA's.
	5) How the tests get monitored and graded.

Please no comments about how Engineers can not speak English even
if they are American.
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Arnold Miller, U of Maryland, College Park Md.
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