BELOIT COLLEGE
CENTER FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES (CLS)
Position Available in Chinese
Senior Instructor
Job Description
A senior instructor is needed for Beloit College's summer intensive Chinese program (June 11, 2000 - August 11, 2000). In 2000, we need an instructor to teach 2nd-Year Mandarin Chinese. The course, with an average enrollment of six to eight students, has one instructor and one teaching associate who share teaching and evaluation responsibilities with a lead instructor. Instructors collaborate with each other and the CLS Director on curriculum, syllabi, and instruction. They will have the opportunity to experiment with technology and innovative techniques. Duties include classroom teaching and evaluation, and assistance with organizing cultural activities for the program. Instructors will be expected to live on-campus (single occupancy), eat meals with the students at lunch in the dining commons, and be available to students evenings and weekends.
Minimum qualifications include an M.A., teaching experience preferably in an immersion environment, superior proficiency in Chinese and advanced proficiency in English. An advanced degree in Chinese, applied linguistics, or foreign language education is desirable.
Compensation: stipend, room and board. Employment is contingent upon new employees providing documents verifying U.S. citizenship or, for non-citizens, documents verifying legal permission to work in the United States.
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and two letters of recommendation (letters should speak to the candidate's classroom teaching) to Dr. Terance Bigalke, Center for Language Studies, Beloit College, 700 College Street, Beloit WI 53511, 608/363-2277. Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled, but review will begin April 24, 2000. AA/EEO Employer.