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SPEAK® Test

McClung Tower and Plaza

Program Overview

The SPEAK® Testing Program was instituted at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1983 in response to a mandate from the Tennessee General Assembly requiring that all instructional personnel be proficient in spoken English.

The SPEAK Testing Program establishes this proficiency for teaching assistants and is located administratively in the Graduate School.

All prospective teaching assistants or associates whose native language is not English are required to take and pass the SPEAK Test before they can assume teaching responsibilities.


Registration for the SPEAK Test

Departments, please register students here. Please remember, after you register your students, you must also email the list of students who will be taking the test to jobeth@utk.edu. If you have questions about registration, please contact Beth Bradley at 974-9177 or jobeth@utk.edu.


Spring 2010 Testing Schedule

SPEAK Test
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Language Resource Center

Summer 2010 Testing Schedule

SPEAK Test
Friday, May 28, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Location: Language Resource Center

Fall 2010 Testing Schedule

SPEAK Test Orientation and Review (new students)
Sunday, August 8, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
Location: To be announced

SPEAK Test (returning UT students)
Friday, August 6, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Location:

SPEAK Test (New Students)
Monday, August 9, 2010 at 8:30 a.m.
Location: To be announced


 

Dr. Bradley, SPEAK Testing Program

Dr. Beth Bradley, Coordinator SPEAK® Testing Program

711 McClung Tower
1200 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996-0470
Email: jobeth@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-9177
Fax: (865) 974-7096