ESL Instructor - Full-Time, University of the Potomac, Washington, DC
University of the Potomac -
Washington, DC,
US
ESL Instructor - Full-Time
Date Posted: 2024-05-08
Job description
Job description
Summary
The ESL faculty member maintains a classroom environment that facilitates the teaching and learning of English Language Development. The University of the Potomac offers ESL courses for students to acquire English skills.
Knowledge and Competencies
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Requirements
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location:
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
Experience:
Work Location: In person.
Summary
The ESL faculty member maintains a classroom environment that facilitates the teaching and learning of English Language Development. The University of the Potomac offers ESL courses for students to acquire English skills.
Knowledge and Competencies
- Broad and in-depth knowledge of the subject area of discipline that they teach
- Substantial professional experience in teaching ESL or any related field
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of resources, students' needs, curriculum, content, and pedagogy
- Must be collaborative and willing to work with fellow faculty on any required work such as curriculum development and planning
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Deliver instruction in accordance with the learning objectives set for the course (beginner to pre-college level for grammar and writing; reading and vocabulary; listening and speaking), including practical skills, methods, theories, and techniques
- Also provide instruction in conversational English, and ideas and customs in English to students with limited English proficiency
- Develop and manage student assessments, course syllabus, and lesson plans
- Plan and deliver daily effective differentiated instruction
- Work collaboratively with general education teachers to plan and execute core content lessons that meet academic standards while developing language proficiency for English learners
- Use data to analyze the academic and linguistic needs of students for instructional purposes
- Establish instructional outcomes
- Create an environment of respect and rapport; establish a culture of learning
- Engage students in learning with quality questioning and discussion techniques
- Demonstrate flexibility and responsiveness
- Use student data to inform instruction and integrate differentiated instruction
- Reflect on teaching by accepting on going informal feedback and implement changes based on that feedback
- Maintains records including testing, daily work, attendance and general record keeping
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Attend quarterly meetings
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required
- Two (2) years of relevant teaching experience preferred
- Minimum of 9 undergraduate or graduate-level credits in English/ESOL or related field; or linguistics
- Full-time or part-time teaching experience in an ESL program at the secondary or post-secondary level which may include graduate teaching assistant experience
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location:
- Washington, DC and Virginia (VA)
Job Type: Full-time
Schedule:
- Day shift
Experience:
- relevant: 2 years (Preferred)
Work Location: In person.