Innovations in Teaching Assistant Development
An Apprenticeship Model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8937207 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Kost (University of Alberta, corresponding author), Claudia R Kost |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-60 |
| Publication date | 2008-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Foreign Language Annals (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-718X • E-ISSN: 1944-9720 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1944-9720.2008.tb03278.x |
| OpenAlex | W2034341932 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article describes an apprenticeship model that was developed and implemented across several language areas within one department at a large Canadian university. The apprenticeship provides two semesters of training for graduate foreign language teaching assistants before they are put in charge of their own classes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the benefits of the program and point out areas for improvement. Based on questionnaires distributed to apprentices and mentoring instructors who participated in this program from 2003 to 2006, results indicate that the apprenticeship program is very successful in training incoming graduate students to become competent foreign language instructors. Mentoring instructors also benefited from working with apprentices
Apprenticeship · Cognitive Apprenticeship · Foreign language · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Point (geometry · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Medicine · Psychology · Reflective Practices in Education · Second Language Learning and Teaching
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |