“…Language departments have customarily offered TAs a variety of training and professional development opportunities (Angus, ; Brandl, ; Enkin, ; Lord, ), the most common of which combines a preservice orientation with a methodology course (Allen, ; Angus, ; Lord, 2014; inter alia). Albeit offered less frequently, other professional preparation experiences include mentoring systems (Höbusch & Worley, ); training that focuses on self‐assessment, metacognition, and reflective practices (Allwright, , ; Boyd & Boyd, ; Crane, Sadler, Ha, & Ojiambo, ; Gallego, ); courses or seminars designed to prepare TAs for their future work as LPDs (Enkin, ); courses in applied linguistics (Schechtman & Koser, ) or multiple literacies (Allen, ); and courses that teach TAs to use technology in second language settings (Höbusch & Worley, ).…”