NES - Lecturer (Intensive Arabic)
Description
The Department of Near Eastern Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, seeks a dynamic Arabic language professional to join its growing Arabic program for a full-time position as Lecturer of Arabic beginning in the academic year 2011-2012. The position is for two years with a possibility of renewal and is contingent upon performance reviews as well as funding availability. The position may involve spending the spring semester at a university in Jordan teaching Arabic to a group of Cornell students. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of Arabic teaching philosophy, and the names and addresses, preferably emails and phone numbers, of three references by October 15, 2010 to: Arabic Search Committee, Attn: Chris Capalongo, Department of Near Eastern Studies, 409 White Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Requirements are: 1. Master's degree or equivalent in Arabic language, literature, linguistics, or language pedagogy; 2. Native or near native fluency in Arabic: oral fluency in a spoken Arabic dialect and written fluency in Modern Standard Arabic; 3. Proficiency in spoken and written English; 4. Recognition of colloquial Arabic as a legitimate linguistic form, and willingness to teach colloquial Arabic and Modern Standard Arabic in the same course; 5. Familiarity with and commitment to innovative methods of language teaching.
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