Do international students teach undergrads?

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@ucbalumnus

Not sure why going to a college which does not use TAs is necessarily better for this situation. If there are two instructors (faculty and TA) teaching the course, the odds of at least one being understandable in terms of English dialect or accent is better than if there is just one instructor (faculty, no TA). Student / faculty ratio or class size may not have much of an effect, since if the instructor’s English dialect or accent is difficult to understand, it does not matter if one is listening in a large lecture hall or a small classroom.

Additionally, larger colleges offer a greater number of classes and often multiple sections of the same class. Sure, a couple of the organic chemistry professors may be difficult to understand or have bad reviews, but who cares when you have 12 sections to choose from?

At small schools, on the other hand, you’re often stuck with whoever’s teaching the class you need. LACs in particular depend heavily on an ever-changing cast of visiting professors to pad out their offerings, so you may or may not know what to expect.