City : Surrey

Category : 2363-Language and Cultures

Industry : Education

Employer : Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

This role reports to Language and Cultures Faculty Members.

SUMMARY

The Department of Language and Cultures at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is inviting applications for a casual employee position to conduct conversation labs for our lower level language courses. The successful applicant(s) should be committed to providing KPU students taking language courses with a first-class undergraduate educational experience.

Candidates should possess native or near-native fluency in the below language:

• Punjabi 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assisting lecture instructors to fulfil course learning objectives
• Providing an authentic language environment to students and conducting sessions primarily in one of the above languages during the lab component of the courses
• Facilitating oral activities planned under the guidance of the instructor
• Providing pronunciation modeling, guidance and ongoing oral feedback on student performance in conversational proficiency
• Monitoring students’ attendance and assisting in the assessment of students’ oral and aural performance and reporting to the instructor in a timely fashion
• Consulting the instructor on any teaching related issues to jointly enhance teaching efficacy and maximize student learning outcomes

AVAILABILITY

• Sessions are held 1-2x a week during weekdays and evenings
• Ability to travel to one or more KPU campuses
• Ability to work remotely

QUALIFICATIONS

Work experience

• Minimum 2-year experience in tutoring and/or working with students in a classroom setting
• Experience teaching one or more languages as an additional language in a Canadian education context is preferred
• Working knowledge of technology-assisted teaching and learning platforms such as Moodle is an asset
• Post-secondary degree in teaching a language as an additional language or Arts in general is an asset

SALARY INFORMATION

Anticipates hourly pay rate: $34.64

APPLICATION PROCESS

Application must include a current curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of teaching philosophy, and a list of two professional references able to comment on your teaching ability and academic accomplishments. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

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