Here are the details for the Rocky Mountain TESOL Reception in Dallas.
Date: Thursday, March 21
Time: 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Sol Irlandes Mexican Chop House, 1525 Main Street, Dallas
Food: Full Buffet with ribs, bacon covered shrimp, veggie quesadillas, beans, rice and guacamole
We have a private room upstairs. All food is free for attendees, and there is a cash bar for drinks.
NAU is looking for instructors. See the following attachments for more information.
Salt Lake Community College is looking for an ESL certified teacher who can teach a developmental reading (RDG 0990) course on MWF at 1:00 pm. The course is to begin in January 2013. The majority of the students in these courses speak English as an additional language, but there may also be some native speakers of English in the classes. The main purpose of these courses is to help students develop and improve academic reading skills. Part-time teachers are compensated at a rate of $680.00 per credit hour (RDG 0990 courses are 3 credit hours). If you are interested and available to teach this course, please send a resume with current contact information to the SLCC Reading Coordinator, Kathleen Johnston (kathleen.johnston@slcc.edu ).
ELS Language Centers is currently hiring teachers in various capacities to teach international students at our ELS Laramie Campus. We are looking for experienced teachers who hold MA degrees in TESOL, foreign language instruction, and certification in ESL methodology; a bachelor’s degree is required. Instructor is responsible for planning, teaching and evaluating assigned classes in accordance with the ELS curriculum, which holds a communicative method approach for language learning. ELS Laramie prepares college-bound international students to read, write, and communicate successfully in an academic setting; located at the University of Wyoming, we offer teachers opportunities for professional development and advancement through our teacher training and collaboration with the University of Wyoming. Teachers are hired for four week intensive sessions, with opportunities for continuation based on student enrollment. Candidates must display cultural sensitivity; personal satisfaction derived from and enthusiasm for teaching international students; empathy for the problems of learning English as a second language; and good communication and organizational skills.
If you are looking to expand your teaching skills in a fast-paced, intimate learning community, with academically bound students from across the globe, ELS Laramie is the place for you!
To learn more about ELS, and about ELS Laramie, please visit http://www.els.edu
Let me know, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Allison Troy
Academic Director, ELS Laramie
ELS Educational Services, Inc.
c/o University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY 82071 | United States
Tel: +1.307.766.3900 | Fax: +1.307.766.3901
Avant Assessment, a leader in web-based foreign language testing, is seeking Target Language Experts to work with us on language tests in the following languages:
| Somali |
| French |
| Dari |
| Pashto |
| Italian |
| Urdu |
| Javanese |
| Tagalog |
| Amharic |
| Haitian Creole |
| Punjabi (Western) |
| Turkmen |
| Tausug |
| Sudanese Arabic |
| Levantine Arabic |
Please see the job description here.
Contact ben.mcmurry@avantassessment.com if you have any questions.
The department of Linguistics is seeking qualified candidates for a full time adjunct instructor position teaching ESL for the 2011-2012 academic year. This position is a 12 month full time exempt position at 1.0 FTE subject to renewal annually depending on need, funding and performance. We will begin reviewing applications 22 July 2011. The job will remain open until filled. Salary range is $28,000 – $32,000; commensurate with abilities and experience. The University of Utah offers a generous benefits package. The job requires a successful background check. Applicants must possess a minimum of the following qualifications:
Duties for this position include:
Please submit in hard copy or by email a complete vita, three references, transcripts and a letter of application describing how your qualifications, experience and professional interests demonstrate the above qualities and have prepared you for this position to:
Attn: Karen Marsh
University of Utah
Dept. of Linguistics
255 S. Central Campus Dr., #2300
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Karen.marsh@utah.edu
The University of Utah is fully committed to affirmative action and to its policies of nondiscrimination and equal opportunity in all programs, activities, and employment. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a person with a disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, and status as a protected veteran. The University seeks to provide equal access for people with disabilities. Reasonable prior notice is needed to arrange accommodations. Evidence of practices not consistent with these policies should be reported to: Director, Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, (801) 581-5365 (V/TDD).
Mini-Conference Reports
The 2011 Higher Ed and Adult Ed Mini conference was held on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the University of Utah.
There were six presenters, many of whom have recently served on the I-TESOL Board: Norm Evans, James Hartshorn (secretary), Troy Cox (past president), Ben McMurry (past treasurer; webmaster), Grant Eckstein (past Higher Ed IS chair), and Marisa Lee.
Their workshop defined the term curriculum and provided a step-by-step guide for creating and improving an ESL curriculum by dividing the process into clear, inexpensive, and effective steps. Specifically, we used the ADDIE model for instructional design.
ADDIE stands for Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation. They used this model to present ways to analyze the needs of a program, design and develop program solutions, implement those solutions, and evaluate their success. They also discussed how a curriculum could continue to improve naturally when stability, cohesion, and responsiveness are kept in balance. To facilitate uptake of their instruction, they presented an extended vocabulary example of curriculum development from their own recent program re-design at BYU’s English Language Center.
Additionally, their workshop mixed instruction with interaction. For instance, attendees participated by discussing their own institutions and ways that each step of the ADDIE model could function for them—though this was admittedly rushed and a little complicated at times.
Overall, the workshop was a success. Several attendees stayed for additional questions and requested more interactions and feedback from some of the presenters. After the workshop, all feasted on pizza, pasta, and brownies.
Thanks to the many attendees and assistants who made this the most well attended Higher Education and Adult Education Mini Conference in recent history.
As an epilogue to their Mini Conference, the presenters took their workshop to TESOL in New Orleans where they presented it as a full-day Pre-Convention Institute. It was the highest attended institute of the convention, with nearly double the participants of any other institute. Way to go Utah!
Upcoming Conferences
Literacies for All
Register now for the Literacies for All conference July 21-24 in Las Vegas, NV http://www.ncte.org/wlu/institute. Teachers, families, and students are invited to share their stories of the experiences they have had within and beyond the classroom to nurture the literate identities of the communities in which they live. Keynote speakers include Ernest Morrell, Mariana Souto-Manning, Kadir Nelson, and Linda Christensen.
Member Spotlight: Ben McMurry
Ben McMurry is currently serving as the Treasurer and Webmaster for I-TESOL. Ben grew up in Texas, but has lived in Utah for about that last 10 years. He just finished working full-time at BYU’s English Language Center and he is currently in school to working on a Ph.D.
Previously he served as the Higher-Ed Interest Section chair. He reports that he really enjoys working with I-TESOL because it has given me the chance to meet people that have the same interests as he does. Ben invites people to visit his website http://www.benmcmurry.com or blog http://blog.benmcmurry.com.
Westminster College
Westminster College’s English as a Second Language Institute is currently seeking adjunct instructors for the following courses in the Fall 2011 semester, which will begin Aug. 24, 2011. The courses that adjuncts will teach in this program are:
ESL 141 Academic Speaking and Listening (Advanced level) TTH 12:00-1:15 (3 credits)
ESL 153 Advanced Grammar and Vocabulary TTH 2:00-3:15 (3 credits)
ESL 141 emphasizes speaking and listening skills in the context of a small, liberal arts college. This includes participating in class and small-group discussions, taking notes during lecture, giving presentations, and talking to professors during office hours.
ESL 153 is an advanced level course with an emphasis on editing, written grammar, and vocabulary from the Academic Word List. This includes the words’ grammatical features and common lexical chunks such as collocations.
Adjunct pay ranges from $720 per credit to $870 per credit, depending on teaching experience and degree.
Applications for this position must possess a Master’s degree in TESOL, applied linguistics, or related field. Preferred candidates will also possess teaching experience in a related field. Application materials, including vitae, and a cover letter, which expresses interest in teaching one or both of the classes above should be sent to Jennifer Ritter jritter@westminstercollege.edu. She can also be contacted at 801 832 2377.
Salt Lake Community College is looking for ESL certified teachers who can teach our Developmental Reading (RDG 900) courses. The majority of the students in these courses speak English as an additional language, but there may also be some native speakers of English in the classes. The main purpose of these courses is to help students develop and improve academic reading skills. There are two sections that we need teachers for immediately (see schedule below). Adjunct teachers are compensated at a rate of $630.00 per credit hour (RDG 0900 courses are 5 credit hours). Classes begin on Thursday, March 3rd. If you are interested and available to teach, please send a resume with current contact information to the SLCC Reading Coordinator, Brent Green (brent.green@slcc.edu ).
Open sections
RDG 0900 022 Taylorsville Redwood Campus MTWRF 12:00 pm-01:50 pm 03/03-04/28
RDG 0900 023 Taylorsville Redwood Campus MWF 02:00 pm-04:50 pm 03/03-04/28
Need People to Fill a Few More ESL Teaching Openings in China (URGENT)
I am currently helping SEVERAL schools (children & adult) located in various culturally-rich cities of China to fill a few URGENT full-time English teaching positions, one year contract. Applicants need to have bachelors degree. Schools are starting in September and many schools in China, due to program rapid growth, have had difficulty recruiting good teachers from overseas. Detailed job descriptions can be sent to those who are interested. Since I am a recruiter, please send me your resume and I will try to best match your background and preference with the right job in China.
I am a former Beijing Olympic consultant, a native of Nanjing China educated in Hong Kong, and a graduate from BYU-Hawaii.
Tony Tao
Vice President
Eastgate Inc.
Cell: +86 139-8336-3774 (China Mobile)
Skype: TonyTaoChina
Email: tony@eastgate.biz
We are seeking adjunct instructors for our summer academic ESL
program. This program is for upper-intermediate to advanced students
who will begin regular instructions at Westminster during the fall
term.
Classes may include:
• Academic speaking and listening (10:00-11:25 MWF)
• Academic reading and writing (10:00 – 12:10 TTh)
Applicants must have an MATESOL or equivalent. Instructors must be
available to teach from June 18 though August 13, 2010.
If you are interested in any of these positions, email a cover letter
and curriculum vitae to Jennifer Ritter:
jritter@westminstercollege.edu
You may contact Jennifer at 801.832.2377 for information.
Program Information can be found online at: www.westminstercollege.edu/esl