Orientation: Fall 2008 OEPT Prep Schedule

  • Instructor: Aliel Cunningham

  • E-mail: dacunnin@purdue.edu             
    Office: Young 801
  • This program is mandatory for incoming CS TAs who need to be certified in their oral English proficiency.
  • Classes meet in the Lawson Computer Science Building, Room 1106; 305 N. University Street
  • Monday August 11
    • 9:00 am-12:00 pm
      • Introductions, Culture Shock & American Culture (short video), College Slangs and Idioms
    • 12:00-1:00 pm
      • Lunch
    • 1:00-2:00 pm
    • 2:00 pm
      • Walk to ISS Pre- checking in Stew 306
  • Tuesday August 12
    • 9:00 am-12:00 pm
      • American Pronunciation & Fluency (1)
    • 12:00-1:00 pm
      • Lunch
    • 1:00-3:00 pm
      • Communication Strategies
  • Wednesday August 13
    • 10:00 am-12:00 pm
      • American Pronunciation & Fluency (2)
      • Presentation Skills, Definitions & Explanations  
    • 12:00-1:00 pm
      • Lunch
    • 1:00-3:00 pm
      • Teaching Simulations, Evaluation & Feedback
  • Saturday Aug 16
    • 12:00-5:00 pm
      • CANOE TRIP (not mandatory)
      • We will leave from the Lawson building at noon and carpool to Springboro on the Tippecanoe River. We expect to return to campus at around 5:00 pm. Please RSVP to Renate, mallus@cs.purdue.edu,  bring $12 for the canoe rental, a sack lunch, and shoes that can get wet.

(schedule subject to change)

Contact Us: grad-info@cs.purdue.edu
Last Updated: August 07, 2008 04:27PM