English Language Proficiency Practice Group for Instructors Fall 2026 (Session 7): Answering Questions and Contrastive Stress

Name: English Language Proficiency Practice Group for Instructors Fall 2026 (Session 7): Answering Questions and Contrastive Stress
Start: 2026-10-23T20:30:00Z
End: 2026-10-23T21:30:00Z

When: 3:30 pm
Cost: See listing

Facilitator : Ginessa Payne, Center for Teaching Excellence Description : Seventh in a series of workshops for graduate students, post-docs, and visiting scholars whose primary language is not English. This interactive workshop equips teachers and presenters to respond to unexpected questions from an audience. It teaches the intonation that speakers need in order to make a point, with well-placed emphasis on contrasting words. Learning Outcomes : Participants will be able to… 1. Use a four-step process for fielding questions. 2. Pronounce contrasting words with pitch, volume, duration, and vowel quality that set them apart from other words.

Run by English Language Proficiency. Original listing.