<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><font>Graduate Students working as Teaching Assistants (TA), <br><br></font></div><font>If you are going to teach a university class this fall as a TA, you need to talk to Dr. Moore or Dr. Dikkers about registering for the SPEAK Test. This is university policy.<br>
<br></font></div><font>The information concerning the test is below.<br><br></font></div><font>Thanks, <br>Dr. Franklin<br><br><br><br></font><div><div><div><font><br></font><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">This is to inform you that the SPEAK test for the beginning of Fall semester will be given on <u><span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">Monday, August 18, 2014 at 9:30am</span></span> in the lower level of Gordy Hall.</u></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><br><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">You can also notify registered students that there will be a SPEAK Test information session available to students at <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">8:30am</span></span> in Gordy 113 the day of the test.</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">To register students, please:</span></u><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Complete
the attached form electronically in Microsoft Word format. (Please
open it, fill it out, save it, and return it via email as an
attachment—We may not receive registrations that are sent by other
means).</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Email the completed form to <a href="mailto:hitchcog@ohio.edu" target="_blank">masterso@ohio.edu</a> by <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">5:00pm, Monday, August 11th</span></span>. </span></font></li>
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<font><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">You will need the following information</span></u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">:</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Student’s name, last name first please</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Student’s P-number</span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Student’s OHIO email address if available</span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Whether the student is likely to teach Fall Semester 2014-15.</span></font></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Only departments can register students. <u>Students cannot register themselves</u>. We cannot test students who are not registered. </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Please
note that departments will need to contact their students to inform
them of the test, and to remind them of the test. ELIP does not contact
students about the test, so please be sure students are aware of it.
Please inform any of your students who need to take the test to bring
their Ohio University ID and come to the Lower Level of Gordy Hall by <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">9:15am</span></span> on the test date.</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> <u>Who should be tested:</u></span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Any
non-native English-speaking student the department is considering for a
teaching assistantship during the 2014-15 academic year who has not yet
received English language clearance for instructional assignments
should be tested. A teaching assistantship refers to any position in
which the person must explain course content to students, whether in the
classroom or a lab. </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Students who have taken the SPEAK test and not received a clear score (230 or higher) are note eligible to re-take </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">it
until they have participated actively in pre-approved
pronunciation/speaking training (e.g., a course or with a tutor) for at
least 20 hours.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> The test is offered at the beginning and end of every semester.</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">How to be cleared for a teaching assignment:</span></u><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">It
is your department's choice how you would like to have a non-native
English-speaking student assessed for their English speaking
proficiency. There are two options:</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">The
SPEAK Test given here on campus. Clearance for instructional
assignments is granted once a student has achieved a score of 230 or
higher (out of 300) on the SPEAK test. Students are also allowed to
teach if they receive a 190 or higher and take a speaking class
concurrently (ELIP 5220). </span></font></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">The
TOEFL iBT. Students can also be cleared for instructional
assignments if they receive a TOEFL iBT score of at least 80 and an iBT
Speaking section score of at least 24 (out of 30). The score cannot be
more than one year old as of the date the student would begin teaching.
Students who score at least 80 on the iBT and in the range of 21-23 on
the Speaking section of the iBT can teach if they take a speaking class
concurrently (ELIP 5220). If your department chooses this option for a
student, you will need to check the appropriate box on the Certification
of Oral English Proficiency For Graduate Teaching Assistants that is
given to the Graduate College. Contact Dawn Bikowski (<a href="mailto:bikowski@ohio.edu" target="_blank">bikowski@ohio.edu</a>) if you want a student to take the ITA class ELIP 5220.</span></font></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0.25in;margin-bottom:0.0001pt">
<font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">For more information on the test and Ohio University policies, please go to: <a href="http://linguistics.ohio.edu/ELIP/?page_id=313" target="_blank">http://linguistics.ohio.edu/ELIP/?page_id=313</a></span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<font><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">SPEAK testing procedures:</span></u><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">SPEAK Test scores will be available in the PeopleSoft</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">
system within one week for you to access and report to the students.
Scores can be found in the Academic Test Summary screen, which is under
Student Admissions —> External Score Processing.</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">
Your department will be notified by email of student placements in a
course if necessary. The Graduate College will contact any departments
with students on TA contracts who do not take the SPEAK test. The test
is administered by the English Language Improvement Program in the
Linguistics Department and is offered every semester. If you have any
questions about how the test is administered, please contact Dawn
Bikowski (</span><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"><a href="mailto:bikowski@ohio.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:rgb(3,55,161)">bikowski@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">). Information about the test can be found at </span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:rgb(84,141,212)"><a href="http://linguistics.ohio.edu/ELIP/?page_id=313" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(84,141,212)">http://linguistics.ohio.edu/ELIP/?page_id=313</span></a></span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:rgb(84,141,212)"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><u><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">SPEAK-test related courses:</span></u><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">For your information and planning, depending on their scores, students may have to take one of the following courses:</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> ELIP 5200 English Pronunciation: section 100, Arranged time based on students’ schedules</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> ELIP 5220 ITA Classroom Communication: section 100 TTh <span tabindex="0" class=""><span class="">9:00am - 10:20am</span></span> or section 101 Arranged time based on students’ schedules</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Please contact us if you have any questions.</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you, </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:Times;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Chris Hitchcock</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">SPEAK Test Coordinator</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:hitchcog@ohio.edu" target="_blank">hitchcog@ohio.edu</a></span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt">
<font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Dawn Bikowski</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black">Director, English Language Improvement Program Linguistics</span><span style="color:black"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0.1pt"><font><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:bikowski@ohio.edu" target="_blank">bikowski@ohio.edu</a></span></font><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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