How students today view college

maggiedog
Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:49:51 +0000

The reality is that college professors AND TAs are rarely ever taught HOW to teach. As a student, you either luck out or don’t with someone who teaches well or doesn’t.

As for accents, some people have more difficulty understanding accents than others. There is something about the rhythm and pacing of speech that varies in different languages and cultures, and foreign-speaking individuals sometimes emphasize certain English words that require more attention in terms of listening skills. A language barrier or an accent is only one of many reasons that a professor or TA might be less than an adequate teacher. But, again, most are thrown in and told to go ahead and teach without any training.