University Language Arts for Success Teacher in China, Academics In Asia

Hiring Language Arts Teacher for an American-style University in China

No teaching experience or ablity to speak Chinese required.

Have you ever said you would be willing to serve overseas? Would you like to join a large Christian community overseas?

We are interested in people with a variety of backgrounds, but we are especially looking for those with experience or college degrees who love travel, are flexible and enjoy mentorship. We are looking for people who desire to travel and have a heart to mentor students [teaching experience preferred, but not required].

Watch our intro video to learn if this community of intentional adventurers is what you are called to join: https://www.youtube.com/academicsinasia/

Language Arts for Success Course Description

This course focuses on the effective use of language arts—listening, conversing, reading, and writing—for academic and professional contexts, purposes, and applications. Students explore, research and practice key strategies for successful academic and professional use of language arts. Additional focus is spent on semantics. Semantics is the study of meaning, as inherent at the levels of words, phrases, sentences, and larger units of communication. By the end of this course, students should be able to do the following:

Identify and articulate basic theories and best practices for effective use of language arts for academic and professional success
Anticipate, describe, and apply key strategies for successful understanding and comprehension in new contexts and situations based on the use of language arts
Apply language arts skills and techniques to professional and academic contexts and purposes
Transfer learning of the professional and academic use of language arts to future, novel contexts and purposes as life-long learners
Edit and anticipate the use of words, phrases, sentences, and texts by evaluating for overall effectiveness in the use of language arts

Academic teachers prepare lectures and discussions for classes of 60 students on average, and multimedia classrooms are assigned for these courses. The full-time teaching load for academics is 12 class hours a week, providing ample time for preparation and meeting with students. Textbooks and other resources, including supervision, are provided.

Apply by April 10 for Fall Jobs (but the earlier you apply the more likely you will get a job offer).

Qualifications: You don't have to have formal teaching experience. This is a great opportunity for those who would love to travel, mentor, and touch lives in China through teaching.

If you do have teaching experience, you are qualified for higher paying jobs.

Our University, SIU, provides one of the smoothest transitions into the Chinese culture as you join a university that caters to their 160 foreign faculties. AIA is the official recruiting branch for SIU.

Applicants with corresponding degrees, teaching experience or work experience in an academic course discipline will be considered for openings.

Academic teachers prepare lectures and discussions for classes of 60 students on average, and multimedia classrooms are assigned for these courses. The full-time teaching load for academics is 12 class hours a week, providing ample time for preparation and meeting with students. Textbooks and other resources, including supervision, are provided. Flexibility to provide input into new textbooks and supplemental case studies possible. Applicants with corresponding degrees, teaching experience or work experience in an academic course discipline will be considered for openings.

Each year we hire 20 New Career Professional Teachers & 30 Conversational English Teachers at University (See Pictures of the Univeristy Campus: http://bit.ly/SIU-Campus)

Approximately 55 of our 140 foreign faculties teach Oral English classes which are offered for Freshman and Sophomores. Every year we hire about 20 new Oral English Faculty. If you come with a spouse, he/she may be able to teach one of these classes. Families encouraged to join our faculty! We have 11 families on staff with children. Other partner schools are looking to us for teachers, too. Learn more at www.jobs.academicsinasia.com/

Benefits:

Airfare to China
Return Airfare - with completed one year contract
Medical Care Allowance
Accident Insurance
Apartment: www.academicsinasia.com/foreign-faculty-housing/
(family housing apartments are larger, request pictures if you are a family)
Internet and Utilities Paid
Paid Holidays
Free Chinese Lessons
Starting salaries range from 4,500 - 9,500 RMB a month depending on degree attained and other factors, with annual raises. Higher salary for higher degrees. (In 10 months its possible to save $2000-4000 USD). Use this tool to estimate your savings: www.academicsinasia.com/how-much-could-i-save/

Professional Requirements:

Academic Teachers Need a Masters Degree. Oral English Teachers need a BA Degree and an approved TEFL Certificate or BA and 2 years teaching experience. Higher salary for higher degrees. FYI, if you don't have a TEFL Certificate that's not a problem, we can send you more information about how to get the right TEFL Certificate.
Professional or informal teaching experience preferred.
The desire to interact in a cross-cultural setting.
Willingness to learn and develop teaching with excellence.
Degree needs to be from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand or South Africa.

Moral Requirements:

Ability to work with a myriad of people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Willingness to enter into a foreign country with patience and diligence.
Commitment to integrity and a heart of servant-leadership.

Social Requirements:

You will be living in a community for 150 Foreigners with 120-300 impressionable students looking up to you as a role model.
You will be expected to have interpersonal skills, be a team player, and realize life in China requires flexibility.

More Jobs:

- 1 English Composition see www.academicsinasia.com/academics/
- 2 Cross-cultural Communication www.christianjobs.com/job/225199/
- 4 Business Teachers: see www.academicsinasia.com/academics/

- 10 Oral English Teachers: see www.christianjobs.com/job/225490/

- 1 Social Media Marketing Manager: see www.christianjobs.com/job/229966/

- 1 Video Producer: see www.christianjobs.com/job/229965/

Watch:

Intro Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhu1m9BOoc8

School Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhRbvVgcAeA&feature=youtu.be

Sample ESL Lesson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN08fxD6Xwc&feature=youtu.be

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