Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
William Rittenberg Papers
UA.17.296
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical/Historical
- Scope and Contents note
- Administrative Information
- Controlled Access Headings
- Collection Inventory
- History, Testing, Administration
- Buddy Program
- ITA Speaking and Listening Class Eng 097
- ITA Orientation
- ITA Student Class Presentations
- TASEP TA Summer English Program
- Pronunciation Assessments - Restricted
- Video tapes and Audio Tapes Student Presentations and Feedback - Restricted
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator
- Rittenberg, William
- Title
- William Rittenberg papers
- ID
- UA.17.296
- Date [inclusive]
- 1987-2002
- Extent
- 7.0 Cubic feet
- Location
- Some materials are stored off-site. Advanced notice of 24 hours is required for use.
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical/Historical
William Rittenberg received a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley in 1964; a Master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Chicago in 1968; and a Ph.D, in Social Anthropology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1977. He came to Michigan State University in 1980 as a post doctoral fellow in Medical Anthropology. In 1982 to become an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Human Development in the College of Human Medicine and also taught communication skills to medical residents. In 1987 he became the coordinator of the International Teaching Assistant Program. He retired from MSU in 2002.
Scope and Contents note
The William Rittenberg papers consist of materials relating his time as coordinator of International Teaching Assistant Program at Michigan State University. The papers include the history of the ITA Program, orientation materials including schedules, planning and handbooks for students and faculty. There is also material on the Buddy Program, the Speaking and Listening Class, and the Summer English Program which includes syllabi and curriculum materials. Other materials in the collection includes reports from other sources about international teacher assistants. There is also the report "MSU’s Campus System for International TAs 1986-2002" by William Rittenberg as well as other materials created by Rittenberg.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Some portions of the collection are restricted.
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Michigan State University. Teaching Assistant Program.
Genre(s)
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Course materials
- Handbooks and manuals
- Outlines and syllabi
- Reports
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
Personal Name(s)
- Rittenberg, William
- Rittenberg, William
Subject(s)
- Graduate teaching assistants
- Students, Foreign
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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MSU TA Program - Timeline, Actors, Main Developments 1985-2002 by William Rittenberg 2011 |
3037 | 9 | ||
History, Testing, Administration |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Test Scores, Class Enrollment, Test Arrangements 1993-2002 |
2942 | 1-3 | ||
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Test Scores, Class Enrollment, Test Arrangements- Restricted portion |
3028 | 1 | ||
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Eng 097 Enrollment |
2942 | 4 | ||
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Eng 097 Enrollment Restricted Portion |
3028 | 2 | ||
Early History, Clippings |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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MSU’s Campus System for International TA’s 1986-2002 by William Rittenberg |
2942 | 5 | ||
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Foreign Teaching Assistant Orientation Advisory Committee 1986-1987 |
2942 | 6 | ||
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Early History, Clippings 1985-2001 |
2942 | 7-12 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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Correspondence with Barbara Steidle 1993-1995 |
2942 | 13 | ||
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Correspondence with Barbara Steidle 1996 |
2942 | 14 | ||
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Unions on Campus 1988-2002 |
2942 | 15-16 | ||
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Appointment [Rittenberg Personnel Info] Restricted |
3028 | 6-7 | ||
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Buddy Program |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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English Class and Testing 1998-2001 |
2942 | 17 | ||
Planning Proposals SSPPR |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Program Work and Planning F96-Spr97 |
2942 | 18 | ||
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Notes from Meetings with Barbara Steidle on Staffing 1999-2000 |
2942 | 19 | ||
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Planning Proposals 1987-2001 |
2942 | 20-23 | ||
Buddy Program Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Loose material from binder |
2942 | 24 | ||
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Part 1 |
2943 | 1 | ||
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Restricted portion of part 1 |
3028 | 3 | ||
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Restricted portion of part 2 |
3028 | 4 | ||
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Part 2 |
2943 | 2 | ||
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Part 3 Restricted |
3028 | 5 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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TA Program Staff 2002 |
2943 | 3 | ||
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ITA Speaking and Listening Class Eng 097 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Speaking, Listening, Syllabus Admin I |
2943 | 4 | ||
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Speaking, Listening Interacting IIIA 1999 |
2943 | 5-6 | ||
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Crossing Pedagogical Oceans: International Teaching Assistants in US Undergraduate Education 1992 |
2943 | 7 | ||
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The International Teaching Assistant: An Annotated Critical Bibliography 1997 |
2943 | 8 | ||
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Teaching the College Course: Accent Reduction for Non Native Speakers by Thomas Ems and Paulette Dale 1986 |
2943 | 9 | ||
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Principles, Techniques, and Activities for Teaching Pronunciation by Joan Morley 1985 |
2943 | 10 | ||
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Wyoming/ NAFS Institute on Foreign TA Training Working Papers Vol. II edited by Janet Constantinides 1988 |
2943 | 11 | ||
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Pronunciation Materials # 1 |
2943 | 12-14 | ||
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TA Speaking and Listening Class English 097 2001 |
2943 | 15 | ||
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Pronunciation Materials #2 |
2943 | 16-18 | ||
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Speaking, Listening, Presentations, Vocabulary IIA |
2943 | 19-20 | ||
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Speaking, Listening, Interaction III Part 1 |
2943 | 21 | ||
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Speaking, Listening, Interaction III Part 2-3 |
2944 | 1-2 | ||
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2001 TAESEP Context: University, Departments and Students |
2944 | 3 | ||
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A Handbook for Practicing the Pronunciation of English Sounds compiled by Mary Anne Wieferich and William Rittenberg, 1988 |
2944 | 4 | ||
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Class Syllabus and Assignments TA Speaking and Listening Class English 97 |
2944 | 5 | ||
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TAESEP Interaction 2001 |
2944 | 6 | ||
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TASEP Syllabus/ Course Plan 2001 |
2944 | 7 | ||
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ITA Orientation |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Orientation 1987 |
2944 | 8 | ||
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Facilitators’ Meeting 1988 |
2944 | 9 | ||
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Orientation 1988 |
2944 | 10 | ||
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Facilitators Binder 1989 |
2944 | 11 | ||
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Orientation 1989 |
2944 | 12 | ||
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Orientation 1990 |
2944 | 13 | ||
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Orientation Training / Preparation 1990 |
2944 | 14 | ||
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Orientation 1991 |
2944 | 15 | ||
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Orientation 1993 |
2944 | 16 | ||
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Orientation 1994 |
2944 | 17 | ||
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Orientation 1995 |
2944 | 18 | ||
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ITA Orientation Undergraduate 1995 |
2944 | 19 | ||
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Orientation 1997 |
2944 | 20 | ||
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ITA Orientation Staff 1997 |
2944 | 21 | ||
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Orientation 1998 |
2944 | 22 | ||
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Orientation 1999 |
2944 | 23 | ||
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Staff Binder and Organizing Notes ITA 1999 |
2944 | 24 | ||
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Orientation 2000 |
2944 | 25 | ||
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ITA Orientation Staff Book and Organizer 2000 |
2944 | 26 | ||
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Orientation 2001 |
2944 | 27 | ||
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Orientation 2002 |
2944 | 28 | ||
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Orientation - Feedback 2002 |
2944 | 29 | ||
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ITA Student Class Presentations |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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TASEP Presentations 2001 |
2945 | 1-2 | ||
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Speaking, Listening, Presentations, Vocabulary IIIB |
2945 | 3-4 | ||
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TASEP TA Summer English Program |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Coursepack Summer English Program 2002 |
2945 | 5 | ||
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Curriculum and Training Materials 2002 |
2945 | 6 | ||
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ITA Interest Section newsletter [non MSU] |
2945 | 7 | ||
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Tutoring and ESL References 1999 |
2945 | 8 | ||
| Box | Box | |||
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TASEP Reference Binder 2002 |
2945 | 9 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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TASEP Reference Binder Restricted Portion 2002 |
3045 | 8 | ||
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TASEP History |
2945 | 10-13 | ||
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TASEP History Restricted Portion |
3028 | 9 | ||
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TASEP Web Page |
2945 | 14-15 | ||
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TASEP Web Page binder materials |
2945 | 16 | ||
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Teaching Assistant Program Services brochure 2002 |
2945 | 17 | ||
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TASEP Student Book 2001 |
2945 | 18-20 | ||
TASEP Curriculum and Instructional Materials 2001 |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Curriculum and Instructional Materials 2001 |
2945 | 21-23 | ||
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Student Binder Masters |
3037 | 1 | ||
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Instructors Handbook |
3037 | 2 | ||
| Box | Folder | |||
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TASEP Course Pack – Resource Book 2002 |
3037 | 3-5 | ||
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TASEP Tutors Book 2002 |
3037 | 6 | ||
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TASEP Instructors Resource Book 2002 |
3037 | 7 | ||
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Newspaper Clippings 2001-2004 |
3037 | 8 | ||
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Pronunciation Assessments - Restricted |
Box 3029 |
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Video tapes and Audio Tapes Student Presentations and Feedback - Restricted |
Box 3030 |
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