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International Teaching Assistant Program

An ITAP mentor helps an international teaching assistant work on pronunciation during one-on-one office hours.

Our Mission

The International Teaching Assistant Program (ITAP) is responsible for ensuring, through education, assistance and assessment, that all teaching assistants, research assistants, graduate instructors and postdoctoral fellows who are non-native speakers of English speak well enough to effectively communicate in the classroom as required by state law and University policy.

Our Services

ITAP offers many services to assess and develop communication as a basis for a rewarding and enriching experience in the classroom. These include