Scott Gist has taught English as a Second Language (ESL) at several schools in Southern California, including the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Santa Monica College (SMC), Glendale Community…
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Read MoreOur theme for the 7th annual Creating Connections symposium on writing pedagogy, “Re-envisioning ‘Good’ Writing in the 21st Century University,” was inspired by Dr. Vershawn Ashanti Young’s work on code…
Read MoreTest of Oral Proficiency (TOP) Exam Overview The TOP exam is designed to test oral English ability of graduate students as they pertain to Teaching Assistant duties. These duties may…
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Read MoreESL Oral Skills Courses at UCLA During the academic year, UCLA offers four oral skills courses that are specifically tailored to the needs of international graduate students who are planning…
Read MoreTOP Scoring Categories Only the syllabus presentation (Task 2) and the prepared presentation (Task 3) are scored. Two raters score the exam based on a rubric that includes the following…
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