Japan Society, Inc·New York
The instructor is responsible for teaching Japanese courses to adults and creating supplemental teaching materials aligned with the curriculum. They must maintain communication with students and staff while participating in quarterly program improvement meetings.
A Part-Time Japanese Language Instructor teaches Japanese courses for adults. Seeking instructors with extensive previous teaching experience at the university level or equivalent, for in-person and/or online courses.
Create their own teaching materials to supplement the course textbook, and follow the curriculum syllabus in coordination with other instructors.
Communicate with students in your classes and send course materials.
Maintain regular correspondence with Language Center staff by email for future scheduling, course updates, etc.
Be ready to mold their teaching and create materials toward an adult audience and adapt to class needs.
Participate in quarterly instructor meetings about improvements, program changes, and various issues.
Optional: For those interested, there may be opportunity to create new theme/content-based courses.
Schedule / Hours
There are three 10-week core-curriculum semesters per year, and courses meet once or twice a week. Ideally, instructors are assigned a course slot within the 10-week semester that they continue teaching over multiple semesters.
Optional: Instructors may also be assigned non-continuous courses during the supplemental Conversational Japanese 5-week semesters.
Each class lasts for 110/120 minutes; in-person courses start at 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 6:00/6:10 pm; online courses start at 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 6:30 pm. All times are New York time (Eastern Time).
$55 - $85 per hour of instruction, depending on experience
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and at least one year of classroom experience teaching Japanese. Proficiency in educational technology, such as Zoom and tablets for writing, and valid US work authorization are required.
Market context
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