{"448021":{"#nid":"448021","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Any Questions? Using Questions as a Teaching and Learning Tool","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow are questions in the classroom regarded in your home country?\u0026nbsp; Are students encouraged to ask questions?\u0026nbsp; Do teachers enjoy answering questions?\u0026nbsp; How do teachers in your country use questions - to check comprehension, to challenge ideas, to encourage discussion?\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E Bring your lunch and your ideas to this brown bag discussion for international GT teaching assistants.\u0026nbsp; We will explore cultural approaches and expectations of the use of questions in teaching and learning.\u0026nbsp; We will also discuss and share ideas about answering questions as impromptu speech.\u0026nbsp; Approaches and strategies to deliver unscripted language and to build confidence will be part of this lively discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETo register, go to\u003C\/strong\u003E: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/language-institute-brown-bag\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cetl.gatech.edu\/language-institute-brown-bag\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In this discussion, we will explore cultural approaches and expectations of the use of questions in teaching and learning."}],"uid":"27276","created_gmt":"2015-09-15 11:01:26","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:18:18","author":"Felicia Turner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-09-30T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2015-09-30T13:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-09-30T13:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-09-30 16:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-09-30 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-09-30 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1268","name":"Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1601","name":"CETL"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"4374","name":"international students"},{"id":"69901","name":"Postdocs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDia Sekayi\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-894-9417\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:dia.sekayi@cetl.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edia.sekayi@cetl.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}