Online Pre-sessional EAP Teachers

Job Details

We are seeking well-qualified, experienced EAP teachers for our online Summer Pre-sessional programmes. Pre-sessional is intensive and aims to induct and socialise students into the practices and expectations of academic study in English at University level. Our programmes have been BALEAP accredited since 2008, and we work closely with university residential colleges to offer online social and pastoral support.

Our curriculum and assessments are designed in-house and all asynchronous teaching material is provided in full. We also provide detailed guidance on teaching content for your synchronous sessions. We provide a week-long induction to the ethos and principles underpinning our programme, as well as practice with our platforms and modes of teaching and learning. This induction is followed up by weekly meetings plus ongoing peer and co-ordinator support.

We are recruiting for the following dates (which includes a week of induction):
6 Week Online Pre-sessional 12 July 2021 19 July 2021 27 August 2021

You will be expected to deliver approximately 15 contact hours with approximately 16-18 hours of preparation and marking, and 2-4 hours of meetings per week.

Responsibilities
You will deliver our curriculum online to postgraduate or undergraduate students who have been conditionally accepted onto Durham degree programmes. We aim to limit class sizes to approximately 8 students since a core component of your teaching is feedback to students on their work. You will be using Microsoft Teams and a Blackboard VLE on a daily basis. Working hours during which you are expected to be available and contactable online will be 8 til 4pm BST.

Key Responsibilities:
• Prepare and deliver EAP classes using the materials and guidance provided
• Become familiar with the course content, including all reading texts
• Give timely, effective written and oral feedback on student assignments
• Work closely with colleagues to assess student work
• Complete online registers daily
• Attend weekly teachers’ meetings
• Meet deadlines for marking and entering student grades and feedback.

Person Specification:
Please note: All teachers will be required to have suitable equipment, services and working environment prior to starting the course. This includes a stable, reliable broadband connection of at least 10MBPS download/2 MBPS upload speed, a good quality headset with microphone and a laptop or PC with the following specifications as a minimum:

Processor: Modern Intel i5, AMD Ryzen 5 or equivalent
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 or Apple MacOS 10.15.x (Catalina) or higher
Memory: 8GB or higher
Storage: 256GB SSD or higher
Webcam: Integrated HD webcam

Essential:
• RSA CELTA (or equivalent)
• Good Undergraduate degree or equivalent
• A minimum of 2 years relevant teaching experience
• MA in Applied Linguistics / TESOL / TEAP (or equivalent) and/or RSA DELTA (or equivalent) and/or significant, relevant EAP teaching experience with MA / RSA DELTA in progress
• Understanding of the demands and conventions of HE study including at postgraduate level and how these may differ across the disciplines
• Knowledge of a range of EAP teaching methodologies and the ability to exploit these appropriately in an online context
• Ability to work effectively with Microsoft Office, Durham’s VLE and other learning technologies as required
• Able to deliver effective synchronous EAP classes over Teams (or equivalent)
• Willingness to engage in peer and evaluative observations
• Willingness to work as part of an international team

Desirable:
• Experience of teaching EAP in the UK in a Higher Education context (e.g. Pre-sessional courses)
• Experience of teaching online
• Awareness of the BALEAP Competency Framework for Teachers of EAP (CFTEAP) and the framework’s relevance to classroom practice. We also welcome applications from teachers working towards the BALEAP TEAP CPD accreditation
• A track record of engagement with EAP scholarship and practice

Job Salary & Benefits

We offer £698.70/week plus 12.07% holiday pay

Further Information

How to Apply:
• A tailored CV of no more than 2 pages including the full contact details of 2 referees
• A brief covering letter of no more than 1 page outlining your suitability to teach EAP and confirming you meet the technical specifications

Please send these to dcad.psrecruitment@durham.ac.uk

Please note that documents sent to other email addresses will not be considered.

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