Graduate Teaching Assistant Reference Request

Instructions to the Referee

You have been named as a referee by an applicant for term-time class teaching in the Department of Economics at the London School of Economics. Please provide the information requested below. You may also include a separate letter of recommendation if necessary (by emailing econ.teaching@lse.ac.uk).

GTA Reference Request

1a. On a scale of 1 – 10, where 1 = poor and 10 = excellent, how would you rate the candidate in terms of academic excellence?
1b. On a scale of 1 – 10, where 1 = poor and 10 = excellent, how would you rate the candidate in terms of suitability for the post of Graduate Teaching Assistant?
1c. On a scale of 1 – 10, where 1 = poor and 10 = excellent, how would you rate the candidate in terms of spoken English?
1d. Is the candidate fluent and easily understood?
2. Does the candidate have any particular strengths or weaknesses, which you think would affect his/her teaching performance?
3. Are there any special circumstances that are relevant to this candidate’s application?
4. Do you have any general comments to make?
5. On a scale of 1 – 10, where 1 = poor and 10 = excellent, how would you rate this candidate's application overall?
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