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Its purpose is to give ALs a basic grounding in language teaching theory and techniques, and to orient them to our specific philosophy and approach.<\/p>\n<p>ALs are required to be physically present on campus to complete administrative tasks so they can get into USC systems such as Brightspace, S&amp;S and Workday (to get paid for the training and receive their salary in a timely manner).<\/p>\n<h3>Training Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>All meetings are in THH 121<\/p>\n<div><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">8\/12 (Wednesday)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>9:00-10:00\u00a0\u00a0 Administrative tasks<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div>10:00-12:30 <b>\u201cThe Communicative Approach\u201d <\/b>Goretti Prieto Botana<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div><b>8\/13 (Thursday)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>9:00- 11:00 <b>\u201cReceptive Skills\u201d<\/b>\u00a0Julia Chamberlin<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div>11:00. 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