ANNOUNCEMENT

 
Date:     12 August 2010 

To:       All UF Graduate Coordinators, Staff and Students 

From:     Mr. Gordon Tapper, Coordinator, UF Academic Spoken English 

RE:       SPEAK Test Dates and EAP Course Offerings for Fall 2010 


All international graduate students whose first language is not English (official first language of home country) and who may be appointed as teaching assistants (with lecturing/lab responsibilities) need to have a passing score (45 or higher) on either a TSE (Test of Spoken English -- administered by ETS), a UF SPEAK test (administered on the UF campus), or a TOEFL-IBT Speaking test (23+).  In addition, any international graduate teaching assistant whose first language is not English who scores a 45 or 50 on a SPEAK/TSE test, or 23 - 27 on a TOEFL-IBT Speaking section and who is appointed to teach (with lecturing/lab responsibilities) must enroll, during their first semester teaching, in a 3-credit EAP 5836 course. International graduate students appointed as TA-G (grading and office hour responsibilities only) are neither required to pass a SPEAK test nor eligible to enroll in EAP 5836. SPEAK test dates, times and locations for the Fall 2010 semester are as follows: 

SPEAK test dates - Fall 2010

17 August - 4:00 pm, 1317 Turlington Hall
15 September - 6:00 pm, 1317 Turlington Hall
19 October 2010 - 6:00 pm, 1317 Turlington Hall
17 November 2010 - 6:00 pm, 1317 Turlington Hall
08 December 2010 - 6:00 pm, 1317 Turlington Hall

Fall 2010 EAP 5836 (supervised ITA teaching) class times: (Register for 03 credits of this class listed under "Linguistics" in ISIS.)

T 3&4 period - Yon 320 classroom
W 2&3 period - Yon 320 classroom
W 5&6 period - Yon 320 classroom
R 4&5 period - Yon 320 classroom

Additional Non-credit English language classes available (depending on registration) through ASE -- Fall 2010

ASEP1 is a non-credit, fee-based, course. This course is NOT eligible for a tuition waiver for students on assistantship. The course has been modified to better meet the needs of students needing to pass the SPEAK test to teach at UF, or perspective students who will have to take the spoken part of the TOEFL iBT. Syllabus: http://ase.ufl.edu/syllabi.html. 

* This course will be offered twice during the Fall 2010 Semester 
* The Fall A class runs from 30 August - 08 October 
* The Fall B class runs from 18 October - 26 November 
* The course meets four days per week. 
* The meeting time is Monday - Thursday 7th Period (1:55 - 2:45) 
* The course meets in Yon Hall, Room 320 
* The fee for this course will be $500 for a 7-week course (either Fall A or Fall B). 

For information about registering for this course, contact the ASE Coordinator <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or ASE Office Manager <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.   

ASEP 3 (Formerly EAP 5837) will be offered only as a non-credit, fee-based, course. This course is NOT eligible for a tuition waiver for students on assistantship. Syllabus: http://ase.ufl.edu/syllabi3.html. 

* This course will be offered twice during the Fall 2010 Semester 
* The Fall A class runs from 30 August - 08 October 
* The Fall B class runs from 18 October - 26 November  
* The course meets four days per week. 
* The meeting time is Monday - Thursday 8th Period (3:00 - 3:50) 
* The course meets in Yon Hall, Room 320 
* The fee for this course will be $500 for a 7-week course (either Fall A or Fall B). 


For more information and registration information about these courses or the UF SPEAK test, visit the ASE website - http://test.ase.ufl.edu/, call the ASE office - 392-3286, or email Gordon Tapper - [log in to unmask]