<p>Thanks everyone for your replies. I’m th OP, and I felt a little silly starting the thread, but the other thread in the Parent Forum that I referred to had me a little worried. We live in a fairly diverse area, so I don’t have a problem with accents, but was worried more about actual english proficiency from the TA. From those of you with first hand experience, it seems that it is not a problem, which I am glad to hear.</p>