According to the UIUC Policy Statement

Regarding the Appointment of Non-Native

Speaking Graduate Students as Teaching
Assistants, all non-native English speaking
graduate students who are candidates for
classroom teaching assistantships must provide
evidence of spoken English language
proficiency.  See the following link for more
complete information, including minimum
scores: http://www.grad.uiuc.edu/admissions/t
aengprof.htm
 
The fall 2010 schedule for English Proficiency
Interviews (EPI) has just been released.  If
you would like to be registered for the EPI,
please provide to me the following information: 
your UIN, TOEFL iBT or IELTS speaking sub-
section score (if any), and test number (first-
time, second, or third).  You are not allowed to
register yourself for the EPI; the registration
request must come from the departmental
office.
           
Dates & Times: 
            First-time takers:   September 28 –
November 4
                                                T TH  every 20
minutes from 9-11 and 1:30-3:30
                                                (Days and times
are filled up in order beginning with September
28)           
           
Re-takers:                November 9 –
December 2 (Excluding Thanksgiving vacation)
                                                T TH every 20
minutes from 9-11 and 1:30-3:30
                                                (Days and times
are filled up in order beginning with November
9)
If you are enrolled in a fall 2010 ESL course to
fulfill the retake requirement, the earliest you
can be scheduled for the interview is
November 1. 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED
OF RETAKE STUDENTS:
Semester in which test was last taken, course
number and semester of ESL course OR tutor’s
name.  The language improvement requirement
for those retaking EPI may be fulfilled by
enrollment and attendance in a graduate-level
ESL course (ESL 504, 506, or 510) or obtaining
a minimum of 10 hours of private language
tutoring with a CTE-approved tutor.
 
PLEASE NOTE:
•             To satisfy the requirement, ESL
instruction must take place in a
semester after the EPI was taken.
•             A list of qualified tutors may be
picked up in room 3070 Foreign Languages
Building.
•             A letter from the tutor indicating
completion of ten hours of tutoring must be
brought to the EPI.  Please make sure you
request a letter from your tutor.
 
Test Location:
The Center for Teaching Excellence, Room
249 Armory; the best way to reach this
room is by entering the Armory Building
through the northeast doors.
http://cte.illinois.edu/testing/oral_eng/tes
tdates.html  You may want to go to this
office in advance to be sure you can find it,
and to gauge how much time to allow for
getting there.
NOTE:  Students must arrive 15 minutes
early for check-in.
 
You will need your UIN and a picture ID when
you arrive for the test.        
 
It is recommended that students taking the
EPI prepare in advance by speaking English as
often as possible in order to gain fluency.  Each
interview is a conversation that evolves from
what the examinee and interviewer bring to the
table. There are no set questions.
 
If you would like to be scheduled for an EPI,
send me the required information at your
earliest convenience.

Barb