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The same questionnaires, modified to address the TAs, were given to them to evaluate themselves and report on the same attitudinal variables as their students.","In order to acquire a broader view of the subject, the same questionnaires that were given to the FTAs and their students were given to the DTAs and their students, and comparisons of the scores between the two groups were made.","The results of this research revealed that: (1) There is a Foreign TA problem due to the FTAs' language problems that included most of the language variables; that is, accent, grammar (linguistic competence), knowledge of the social and cultural rules of the language (sociolinguistic), and overall language competence (communicative competence). These findings came as much from the FTAs' students data as from the FTAs'. (2) Students' evaluations can be influenced by students' attitudes and TAs' attitudes that are examined in this research. (3) Factors such as expected grade, type of science (hard/soft), and requiredness of the course (i.e., if students take the course as a requirement for their major) do not influence the students' attitudes or evaluations.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T14:10:25Z (GMT). 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