Except for the training in your home country, when you arriving in the US you will stay in the host university for three days training to make sure you know the laws in the United states, you know how to do your class management in the US, and how to teach language in American style.
here are some breif introduction of what i have done in the OHIO STATES UNIVERSITY
Day one orientation of Ohio State University 1
The first hour is introduction of Ohio state University, the facaulties, and day schedules. then, we went though a few lectures of the life and culture of American Univerisity.
here are the details
Ohio State UniversityOSU is founded in 1870 and the main campus is the third largest is the US with almost 60000 students enrolled. The mascot of OSU is buckeyes which is kind of tree nut.
what is Fulbright FLTA program? Fulbright is a kind of program that brought the world to the USA. For this year, Fulbright invites 54 countries to the USA whom will teach over 40 language throughout the USA. As a behalf of your cpuntry think of these questions: (take Taiwan for an example)
Think: on the behalf of Taiwan, what can you bring to the USA? what can you bring back to Taiwan? what do you want others to think of Taiwan when they see you? (most of countries don't realize your country so that they know your country by knowing you. "behave yourself")
lectures Lecture 1 university life and culture
Academic integrity
Academic misconduct like plagiarism and cheat.
What can you do if your students do the academic misconduct?
Lecture 2 communicative world language teaching
How to make input comprehendible ?
Engage Ss in meaningful interaction
Non-threating environment
Beyond what they current do
Interesting
5Cs
Community
Communication
Culture
Comparison
Connection
Lecture 3 : World language
Interpretive : perspective
Interpersonal : work with others
Presentational : focus on student
Language function
Can do statement
“I Can” Statements. Refer to the NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements & NCSSFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements
what is NCSSFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements ?
what is NCSSFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements about?
more details go to
(the following definitions are from the webcite above)
what is NCSSFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements ? The 2017 NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements, the result of collaboration between the National Council of State Supervisors for Languages (NCSSFL) and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) guide:
- Language learners to identify and set learning goals and chart their progress towards language and intercultural proficiency;
- Educators to write communication learning targets for curriculum, unit and lesson plans;
- Stakeholders to clarify how well learners at different stages can communicate
what is NCSSFL Intercultural Can-Do Statements about? - Interpretive Communication: Learners understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- Interpersonal Communication: Learners interact and negotiate meaning in spoken, signed, or written conversations to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- Presentational Communication: Learners present information, concepts, and ideas to inform, explain, persuade, and narrate on a variety of topics using appropriate media and adapting to various audiences of listeners, readers, or viewers.
more details go to Level of Students
Novice (low - middle - high)
Intermediate
Advanced
Superior
Lecture 4 : law that protect genders, and pravacy
Title IX is federal civil right law which Bernice Sandler urged the government set up in 1972.What is sexual harassment?
Base on power
Creation of a hostile
Retaliation
HIPPA 
FERPA 
micro teaching (in group)On the thid of the orientation, all the FLTAs need to do a micro-teaching that help you to fit in your teaching life in the university. each FLTA will have 2 mins to explain what your are going to teach in English and 15 mins to demostrate your Micro-teaching in your mother tounge, 3 mins feedback from other FLTAs and 2 mins for your feedback.
more details of lesson planning goes to
farewell party - talent show the last section of orientation is the farewell party. all the FLTAs preceed very tough days so we need to relax and present our culture to the world.
1. wear your cultural clothing
2. present one thing you can present your country like national song, folk dancing, and so on.
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