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==Graduate==
Graduate teaching assistants (often referred to as GTAs or simply TAs) are [[graduate student]]s employed on a temporary contract by a department at a  [[college]] or [[university]] in teaching-related responsibilities. In New Zealand, Australian, and some Canadian universities, graduate TAs are known as [[tutor]]s.  North American graduate TA positions provide funding for postgraduate research—although the main purpose is to provide teaching support—and it often serves as a first career step for aspiring academics.<ref name="Park">Park, C. (2004). The graduate teaching assistant: Lessons from a North American experience. ''Teaching in Higher Education'', 9 (3). 349–361</ref> TA responsibilities vary greatly and may include: tutoring; holding office hours; invigilating tests or exams; and assisting a [[professor]] with a large lecture class by teaching [[student]]s in [[recitation]], laboratory, or discussion sessions.  Professors may also use their teaching assistants to help teach discussions during regular class.  This gives the graduate student opportunity to use their teaching skills, as many are in pursuit of teaching careers. Some graduate students assist in [[distance education]] courses by meeting with the students as professors are not able to. Graduate TAs should not be confused with [[teaching fellow]]s (TFs) or [[graduate student instructor]]s (GSIs), who are graduate students who serve as the primary instructors for courses. However, at some universities, such as those in the [[Florida State University System]], there are neither teaching fellows nor graduate student instructors, and "teaching assistant" is the only title used.

===Tutorials===
In [[Great Britain|British]], [[Australia]]n, [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]]n, [[India]]n, [[Italy|Italian]], [[Ireland|Irish]] and some [[Canada|Canadian]] universities, a ''TA'' is often, but not always, a [[postgraduate]] student or a [[lecturer]] assigned to conduct a [[seminar]] for [[undergraduate]] students, often known as a [[tutorial]]. At the [[University of Cambridge]], tutors are known as ''supervisors'', and tutorials are ''supervisions''. The equivalent of this kind of tutor in the [[United States]] and the rest of Canada is known as a graduate teaching assistant or a graduate student instructor (GSI).