27.3974, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisision; Bilingualism; Language Technologies: Specialist for Language Education, Occidental College

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Subject: 27.3974, Jobs: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisision; Bilingualism; Language Technologies: Specialist for Language Education, Occidental College

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Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2016 14:17:18
From:  Human Resources [resumes at oxy.edu]
Subject: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisision; Bilingualism; Language Technologies: Specialist for Language Education, Occidental College, California, USA

University or Organization: Occidental College 
Department: Center for Digital Liberal Arts
Job Location: California, USA 
Web Address: http://www.oxy.edu/center-digital-liberal-arts
Job Title: Specialist for Language Education
Job Rank: Other; Specialist for Language Education

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Bilingualism, Language Technologies

Description:

Specialist for Language Education
Center for Digital Liberal Arts

Language study enhances students’ capacity to think, communicate, and pursue
culturally-specific, nuanced undergraduate research. It is a critical
component of a liberal arts education, and serves as a base upon which
students may build a globally-minded education. Occidental’s language programs
aim to provide second or third language proficiency in speaking and writing
that will impact student success in research and coursework. The College seeks
a Specialist for Language Education within its Center for Digital Liberal Arts
to promote language education, enhance language pedagogy, and facilitate
connections within language departments, as well as between related academic
departments, the International Programs Office, and the McKinnon Center for
Global Affairs. 

Summary of Duties, Responsibilities and Goals

In support of the languages and related programs, the Specialist for Language
Education will:

- Administer diagnostic testing, advising and placement of students in
languages courses
- Supervise a team of student peer language tutors
- Attend professional language pedagogy conferences and workshops 
- Research, identify, implement, and assess certifications, content resources,
instructional technologies and innovative teaching practices related to
language instruction
- Serve as a liaison between languages departments and other programs and
departments 
- Provide consultation with languages students on integrated learning
experiences connecting interdisciplinary study, travel options, and cultural
programming
- Assist languages departments in establishing uniform proficiency levels 
- Foster partnerships with local community organizations and cultural heritage
institutions
- Conduct lab sessions, workshops, curriculum design and faculty professional
development
- Coordinate and promote cultural activities, such as film screenings,
language tables and field trips.

As a member of the CDLA team, the Specialist for Language Education will
additionally:

- Contribute to campus-wide efforts to deepen critical understanding and
practice of emergent tools of knowledge production and communication
consistent with a liberal arts education
- Explore intersections of digital humanities scholarship using computational,
visual, textual, geo-spatial and other technologies with best practices in
foreign language learning 
- Advance the capacities of all members of the learning community, including
students, faculty, staff and administration. 

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

- Master’s degree - or advanced coursework in Applied Linguistics or
comparable foreign languages and area studies 
- Demonstrated experience in an academic setting providing teaching,
technology and/or student/faculty support in a languages coordinator or
similar position
- Undergraduate teaching experience in a foreign language.
- Proficiency in one or more of the languages regularly taught at Occidental. 

Ideal candidates will demonstrate personal attributes of: 

- Proactive leadership
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a team member and independently
- Excellent communications, supervisory and project management skills 
- Intellectual curiosity
- Willingness to learn new tools and processes 
- Enthusiasm for teaching and responsive instructional support  
- Comfort with rapidly evolving digital media and instructional technologies

Application Instructions:

Please submit a resume and cover letter explaining how your qualifications
meet the requirements of the position to the application email below.

Application Deadline: 01-Nov-2016 (Open until filled)

Email Address for Applications: resumes at oxy.edu 
Contact Information
	Human Resources 
	Email: resumes at oxy.edu 

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