Arabic-L:PEDA:Middlebury Arabic TA Job

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1) Subject:Middlebury Arabic TA Job

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Date: 16 Mar 2007
From:qmecham at middlebury.edu
Subject:Middlebury Arabic TA Job

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE is seeking to hire a Teaching Assistant in Arabic  
for the academic year, September 2007 until June 2008. The successful  
candidate will have strong Arabic and English language skills, and a  
willingness to work closely with students and faculty in the Arabic  
program. Please send a letter of application, a CV, and three letters  
of recommendation to Dr. Ian Barrow, Director of International  
Studies, Robert A. Jones ’59 House, Middlebury College, Middlebury  
Vermont 05753, USA. Applications and letters of recommendation may  
also be sent by email to: ibarrow at middlebury.edu.

The Arabic Teaching Assistant (TA) will assist the faculty of the  
Arabic program as necessary: this might include leading conversation  
or drill sections; conducting oral interviews of exams; occasionally  
substituting for faculty away at conferences; and holding office  
hours. This will average six contact hours per week during both  
twelve-week semesters and the four-week winter term. During the  
winter term there may be the opportunity, depending on student need  
and the Dean’s approval, to teach a section of the first-year Arabic  
course, which will entail more than six contact hours per week.

The TA will live in the Arabic House with students who have made a  
commitment to speak primarily in Arabic while in the house. The TA  
will encourage the use of Arabic by providing a linguistic model and  
by organizing cultural and recreational activities that will promote  
it. These activities might include movie and video showings, guest  
lectures, parties, dinners, an Arabic radio show, etc. The TA will  
organize and supervise a student committee that will help plan Arabic  
cultural programming. The TA is responsible for ensuring the smooth  
functioning of the Arabic lunch tables.

If the TA is not a US citizen, then he or she must enroll, for free,  
in two courses, one each term. If the TA is a US citizen, then he or  
she may choose to enroll in up to two courses. Middlebury College is  
an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to recruiting a diverse  
faculty to complement its increasingly diverse student body. Review  
of applications will begin immediately and end when the position has  
been filled.


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