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Summer
Teaching Positions:
Instructors
in U.S. Culture and English
at
Wuhan University
(July
11 - July 29, 2011)
The Wuhan Summer Intensive English
Program (WUSIEP) is a collaborative project between sister schools Wuhan
University and The Ohio State University. It has taken place
annually since 2004. We are looking for instructors to teach US
culture and intensive English for three weeks at Wuhan University. You
can find a report about the most recent year’s program online
at: <http://go.osu.edu/wuhan2010>,
or visit our website for further information: <http://go.osu.edu/wuhanprogram>.
Students: Wuhan University,
located in central China, is a leading research university with
over 50,000 students. Students participating in the summer program
are both highly qualified and highly motivated. Please visit the
Wuhan University website to learn more about this outstanding
university: <http://www.whu.edu.cn/en/index.html>.
Objectives: To provide
intensive spoken English language and American culture instruction
with the following goals:
1) Improve students' knowledge of U.S.
culture and spoken English;
2) Implement authentic, high quality
education on U.S. cultural topics; and,
3) Provide a meaningful, communicative,
content-based learning experience for students.
Qualifications: Teachers
should have a first-hand understanding of life in the US,
and:
1) Excellent proficiency in English and
solid knowledge of US culture;
2) Dynamic personality and love of
teaching;
3) MA/PhD or current enrollment in
graduate program in TESOL or related discipline; and,
4) Classroom teaching experience, preferably
at the college level.
Dates: Teaching is from
Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 29, 2011. Teachers are able to
arrive in China early but must be in Beijing by Wednesday July 6
for a group tour/team-building; teachers can make their own
post-program travel plans.
Job Duties:
1) Teachers
who are selected will be required to attend a teacher
orientation/training scheduled for Sunday, May 29, 2011 at The Ohio
State University;
2) Classroom teaching will be five
hours/day Monday-Friday for three weeks;
3) Participation in related academic
and extracurricular activities, such as College Fair (Saturday July
16), movie nights, poetry group, drama club, dance nights, or
wiffleball games. If you have ideas for extracurricular ideas,
please describe them in your cover letter; and,
4) In addition to classroom teaching and
extracurricular activities, the Wuhan University Intensive English
Program also plans to conduct the sixth annual teachers workshop/conference,
entitled “Learning a Foreign Language in Culture,” focusing on ways
to guide and assist Chinese students to develop communication
skills in English and emphasize the importance of culture in
language learning and use. This is tentatively scheduled for
Saturday, July 23, 2011. If you have a paper or are interested in
presenting a paper, please describe it in your cover letter.
Compensation:
1) International round-trip airfare and
airport transportation;
2) Private room in campus hotel and
meals in the hotel dining room; and,
3) Stipend from RMB 2,500 to 4,000,
depending on qualifications.
Application: E-mail a cover
letter, CV, and the names of two references (with phone number,
e-mail address, and relation to you) to:
Bob Eckhart
Recruiting Coordinator and Program
Manager
wuhanprogram2011@yahoo.com
The cover letter is a very important
indication of your seriousness about this program and will be given
great consideration. It should address your commitment to
communicative interactive language teaching and the skills and
attributes you can contribute to this program. Again, please
describe in great detail any ideas you might have for extracurricular
activities. For example, in previous years teachers have created
several new initiatives: a poetry group, drama club, dance nights, and
wiffleball games. There is considerable opportunity during the
program for teachers to create these groups and the value you add
outside the classroom is very important to Wuhan University, so
please share your ideas in your cover letter.
Deadline for Application: Monday,
February 28th, 2011. Screening will start immediately after we
receive your application and be completed during March. Due to the
high volume of applicants, please be patient and understanding
throughout the recruiting process.
We would be grateful if you could
circulate this message among your colleagues and friends.
Sincerely yours,
Bob Eckhart
Program Manager
Minru Li
Program Coordinator
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