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FULL-TIME IEP, Credit ESL Courses, and/or Teacher Training Faculty Position
Spring International Language Center, University of Arkansas
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FULL-TIME IEP, Credit ESL Courses, and/or Teacher Training Faculty Position

Spring International Language Center, University of Arkansas

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Posted:
December 5, 2018
Location:
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Salary:
Open - Salary commensurate wit
Type:
Contract - Experienced
Category:
Intensive English Programs
Required Education:
Masters

URGENT - Seeking 1 FULL-TIME Instructor for our IEP, Credit ESL courses for matriculated students, and/or Teacher Training Programs.  Starting date: January 2019 

Twenty hours teaching per week in an Intensive English Program (IEP), and/or credit ESL support courses for matriculated degree seeking international students; Teacher Training for TEFL Certificate Program or Grant teacher training programs• Responsibility for curriculum and materials development associated with courses taught as well as input into overall program curricula; • Attendance at staff development and in-service training meetings; • Attendance at all faculty meetings; • Attendance at receptions and culminating activities; • Textbook evaluation; • Submission of syllabi for courses taught; grades, student comments, and attendance record keeping; • Attendance on field trips as necessary, but not exceeding one per quarter in IEP; For Special programs, attendance at receptions, field trips, and other special programs events and culminating activities • Office hours for student advising and counseling as necessary; • Committee work. 

Fayetteville is a delightful college town located in the heart of the Ozark Mountains. It has a temperate/moderate climate with four distinct seasons. The cost of living is moderate and the current sustained growth of the region allows for many comforts and conveniences of a much larger city without the crime, traffic, or pollution. Arts, music and theater are abundant in the area. The great natural beauty of the area makes the Fayetteville an ideal place for hiking, just enjoying the outdoors, and biking (Myriad amazing biking trails wind all over town and in the Northwest Arkansas region). The University of Arkansas, home to J. William Fulbright, is a mid-size comprehensive university with over 27,000 students. There are about 1520 international students from approximately 120 countries pursuing both undergraduate and graduate degrees. Our IEP has a diverse population of 80-100 students from an average of 25 countries at any given term.  Our mission supports the Fulbright legacy of "Peace through Education".  

Spring International faculty teach a highly rigorous intensive English for academic purposes program for those international students preparing to enter the University of Arkansas or other higher education institutions of their choice. Students may enter the University of Arkansas upon completion of the IEP's advanced levels in lieu of taking the TOEFL. The IEP is host to a variety of Fulbright and other special prgrams from myriad countries. Please feel free to write to us if you have any questions.

Spring International Language Center at the University of Arkansas' IEP and Teacher Training Programs are accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) through 2024 and continues to uphold the highest standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. CEA is recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Qualifications include the following: *Strong academic preparation: MA TESL, applied linguistics, or related field with TEFL Certificate. *Knowledge base of grammar, reading, writing, and listening/speaking teaching strategies and methods (ability to give clear grammar explanations)  *Teaching experience, preferably in an intensive academic preparation program *Cross-cultural sensitivity *Strong classroom management skills, organizational and planning skills, ability to give clear, concise directions and explanations *High level of English proficiency: good command of written and spoken English *Proficiency in a second language preferred *International experience preferred *Creativity *Professional involvement (TESOL, affiliate TESOL's, etc.) *Good interpersonal/communication skills *Excellent computer skills and Technology experience. Teacher Training experience preferred but not required.

Applicants who meet the qualifications listed above should send us the following: cover letter, résumé/CV, graduate school transcripts, and three letters of reference. *Applicants living outside the United States—Please submit video clip, CD, or DVD of yourself teaching an ESL class as it is  cost prohibitive to fly in candidates from outside the United States.

Application materials should be sent to <silc@uark.edu>. Candidates may apply electronically. Faxed documents will also be accepted. Letters of reference may come under separate cover. Preliminary interviews are held by telephone/skype with subsequent final fly-in teaching demonstrations and final interviews when feasible.

Spring International Language Center is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Leyah Malcha Bergman-Lanier, Ph.D., Executive Director,

Spring Int'l Language Center, 1 University of Arkansas,

Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Tel: 1(479) 575-7600 Fax: 1(479) 575-7673                           

e-mail: silc@uark.edu

NOTES:

Additional Salary Information: Insurance: Health SILC 50%/EMPLOYEE 50%, Dental option,Paid Vacation (seven weeks including national holidays)Sick leave,Social Security and Unemployment Insurance,401K Retirement/Savings Plan Professional development funding.
Internal Number: SILC/UA 2019 - Spring
About Spring International Language Center, University of Arkansas
Spring International Language Center (SILC), at the University of Arkansas' IEP and TEFL Certificate Program are accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) and SILC is a member in good standing of EnglishUSA: American Association of Intensive English Programs. CEA is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit post secondary English language programs and institutions in the United States. Accreditation by CEA demonstrates that an English language program or institution has met nationally accepted standards of excellence and assures students and their sponsors that the Program's English language courses, its TEFL Certificate instruction, and related student services will be of the highest quality.
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