What are the required credentials for TAs? TOEFL score seems obvious for some language portfolio, but what else?
A. Credentials for TAs are fairly arbitrary. Language skills are not a major concern once they see you. Like I said, there are a bunch of “preferred people” on that list (see earlier answer), and the basis for all of that is fairly complicated. You getting a full on your TOEFL will not have too much of a bearing when the other guy is an advanced student who plans on a career in teaching, say. I guess it can’t hurt if you have done an equivalent course (to the one you want to TA) in your undergrad, and did it very well.
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