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U W-MADISON DIV. CONTINUING STUDIES Lecturer at South Asia Language in MADISON, Wisconsin
JOB REQUIREMENTS: Job Summary: The South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) is a national, eight-week, intensive language institute housed in the Language Program Office (LPO) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and co-administered by the UW-Madison Center for South Asia. SASLI offers courses in South Asian languages annually from mid-June through mid-August. SASLI is also one of the institutes that comprises the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes. SASLI is overseen by a national consortium of U.S. universities that contribute resources and language teaching staff to support this unique language institute. The 2025 SASLI program will be held from June 16 through August 8 and will be preceded by a staff orientation week from June 9-13, 2025. SASLI offers the first- and second-year study of the following languages: Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Pashto, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sinhala, Tamil, Tibetan, and/or Urdu. Note that Hindi, Sanskrit, and Urdu are also offered at the advanced level. Under the supervision of the Academic Director of the South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI) and the Academic Director of the Language Program Office (LPO), and in coordination with the designated SASLI Pedagogy Coordinator and administrative staff members, language instructors will perform the following duties: - Teach one South Asian language at the elementary, intermediate, or advanced level in an eight-week intensive format. The majority of SASLI 2025 classes will be taught in an online, synchronous format, with one Elementary Hindi course offered in person. - Following ACTFL recommendations, for modern, spoken languages, commit to communicating at least 90% in the target language in interaction with students for the duration of the program. - Prepare syllabus, determine appropriate course goals and objectives, create lesson plans and teaching materials for assigned language and course level and potentially for future use by the institute. - Prepare weekly lesson plans and provide to assigned pedagogy coordinator(s). - Develop, administer, and grade classroom and home assignments and exams; maintain student learning management system (LMS) on... For full info follow application link. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ ***** APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: Apply Online: ipc.us/t/AD529360A15B4086