University of Toronto
Location
Scarborough, ON | Canada
Job description
Date Posted: 03/04/2024
Req ID: 36377
Faculty/Division: UofT Scarborough
Department: UTSC:Dept-Language Studies
Campus: University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)
Description:
Course Code and Title: LGGA74H3S - Introductory Tamil I
Course Description: An elementary course for students with minimal or no knowledge of Tamil. Students learn the Tamil script and sound system. The course also develops listening and speaking skills through culturally-based materials. Course materials are enhanced by audio-visual and computer-based activities.
Lecture Section: Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 - 13:00
Course Enrollment (est.): 30
Number of Positions (est.): 1
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Native or near-native fluency in Tamil, preferably Sri Lankan Tamil. Teaching experience in the Tamil language.
2. M.A. or Ph. D. in Linguistics, Teaching a Foreign Language, Second Language Acquisition, or equivalent. 3. Experience with computer-assisted instruction, online courses, and language instructional software highly desirable. Command of the English language. 4. Experience teaching LGGA74H3 or equivalent.
Duties: Teaching of one or more sections of first-year and/or second-year, and/or third-year Tamil (Jaffna Tamil preferred) to undergraduate students.
Willingness to take students off campus for Tamil immersion sessions and host guest speakers. Willingness to replicate the pedagogy and evaluation techniques employed in the regular reaching of language courses at UofT. All normal duties related to the design and teaching of a university credit course, including preparation and delivery of course content, development, administration, and marking of assignments and final portfolios. Calculation and submission of grades; holding regular office hours, maintaining a course website, compiling
Estimated TA Support (Hours): N/A
Sessional dates of appointment: May 6, 2024 - June 30, 2024
Salary:
Sessional Lecturer I $9,457.90
Sessional Lecturer I Long Term $9,930.79
Sessional Lecturer II $10,121.77
Sessional Lecturer II Long Term $10,326.62
Sessional Lecturer III $10,362.76
Sessional Lecturer III Long Term $10,570.01.
Please note that should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Application Instructions: Please apply here: by March 25, 2024
Closing Date: 03/25/2024, 11:59PM EDT
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This job is posted in accordance with the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 Collective Agreement.
It is understood that some announcements of vacancies are tentative, pending final course determinations and enrolment. Should rates stipulated in the collective agreement vary from rates stated in this posting, the rates stated in the collective agreement shall prevail.
Preference in hiring is given to qualified individuals advanced to the rank of Sessional Lecturer II or Sessional Lecturer III in accordance with Article 14:12 of the CUPE 3902 Unit 3 collective agreement.
Please note: Undergraduate or graduate students and postdoctoral fellows of the University of Toronto are covered by the CUPE 3902 Unit 1 collective agreement rather than the Unit 3 collective agreement, and should not apply for positions posted under the Unit 3 collective agreement.
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