ESL Adjunct Faculty

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

• 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