Language Specialist

Job Responsibilities:

· Plan and deliver teacher professional development programmes and courses in Applied Linguistics/TESOL (in at least four core areas of specialization in the case of Applied Linguistics/TESOL courses)

· Undertake overseas assignments as and when it is required by the Division

· Supervise M.A. students and research fellows who are engaged in research projects at the Centre

· Develop teacher education/language teaching materials for use in face-to-face, online or/and blended courses

· Coordinate/organize courses to be taught at the Centre as well as in SEAMEO member countries

· Write and edit the Centre’s publications and publish in journals in the field of English Language Teaching/Applied Linguistics

· Present papers at international conferences

· Organize or assist in the Centre’s annual conferences and symposia at the Centre or in SEAMEO member countries

· Offer language assessment and consultancy services as and when they are required by the Centre

· As a member of the Board of Studies, oversee and make decisions pertaining to academic matters, including selection of scholarship holders

· Undertake any committee or special project duties assigned by the division head

Requirements:

· PhD in Linguistics/Applied Linguistics/TESOL/English Language or EdD in English Language Education/TESOL/Teacher Education

· Those with a Professional Teaching Qualification (e.g., CELTA/DELTA/PGCE/Diploma in Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE)/Associate Diploma in TESOL) will have an added advantage

· At least 3 years’ experience in teaching English as a second or foreign language at school or university level

· Able to teach at least 4 of the following:

1. Pedagogic Grammar/Grammar in Discourse

2. Second Language Acquisition/Issues in Applied Linguistics

3. Second Language Pedagogy

4. Teaching of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing Skills

5. Curriculum Design and Materials Development

6. Language Testing/Assessment

7. EMI/CLIL/ELF/EIL

8. Technology Integration in Language Learning and Teaching