Instructor, (SILP) Self Instructional Language Program

Position Title:

Instructor, (SILP) Self Instructional Language Program

Job Description:

POSITION: SILP (Self-Instructional Language Program), Instructor
STATUS: Part time
DEPARTMENT: English, Philosophy, and World Languages
DIVISION: Arts and Sciences
CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt
UNION: Non-Union
PLACEMENT: Adjunct Faculty
REPORTS TO: Department Chair, English, Philosophy, and World Languages
MINIMUM PAY RATE: $50/hour

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff

POSITION SUMMARY
SILP Tutor-instructors are generally native speakers with experience in language teaching who bring to the classroom a wealth of cultural and linguistic knowledge. Their role is to provide communicative opportunities to the students, and to create a self-guided environment for students to work on their language learning.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Meet with students in small group sessions as assigned

2. Reinforce conversational skills through various language pattern drills

3. Drill dialogues and exercises (pre-learned by the students)

4. Correct students’ errors

5. Strengthen the comprehension ability of students when practicing conversational drills

6. Be a useful aid to the student in the study of the language

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Native fluency in the language to be taught

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

1. Experience teaching the language to be taught or prior work experience in an educational environment

Full Time/Part Time:

Part time

Union (If Applicable):

Scheduled Hours:

20
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