Job: Tutor/Activity Guide, Summer Intensive Language Program (Monterey)

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Summer Intensive Language Program (SILP)
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

TUTOR/ACTIVITY GUIDE — Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian
Position Dates: June 10 – August 7, 2019

The Tutor, under the direct supervision of the Language Coordinator, assists SILP students in their academic coursework outside of class (approximately 10 hours/week).

Qualifications:

  • Advanced fluency (Advanced Low or above) in the target language
  • Experience tutoring and/or working with foreign language learners
  • B.A. with a foreign language major or equivalent preferred
  • M.A. in foreign language teaching in progress preferred

Responsibilities:

  •  Become familiar with curriculum and assignments for each of the course sections
  • Create a tutoring schedule based on student input, to include drop-in hours and sign-up sessions v Conduct one-on-one and small group tutoring sessions with students
  • Coordinate with faculty and administration to ensure optimum assistance to students
  • Occasionally co-teach classes with faculty
  • Prepare supplementary materials to be used during tutoring sessions
  • Participate in pre-program orientation and other meetings as necessary
  • Attend student orientation meetings and assist with placement testing as necessary
  • Complete and submit an end-of-program feedback sheet
  • Maintain strong communication with faculty and administration

Schedule: Schedule to be set in coordination with the administration; typically, tutoring takes place in the afternoons and/or early mornings (including some evenings and weekends).

The Activity Guide, under the direct supervision of the Language Coordinator, facilitates co-curricular activities for SILP students (5–10 hours/week).

Qualifications:

  • Advanced fluency (Advanced Low or above) in the target language
  • Experience working with foreign language learners
  • Experience organizing and facilitating group events
  • B.A. with a foreign language major or equivalent preferred
  • Familiarity with social media (blogs, Facebook, Twitter) and technology

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and actively participate in creative and engaging cultural and social activities in the target language
  • Promote enthusiasm and interaction for activities among students and faculty
  • Organize a means of effective communication with students and faculty to promote activities and log information (e.g., Facebook)
  • Coordinate with instructors to create relevant activities that are integrated with classroom themes and have clear content and language objectives
  • Participate in pre-program activities workshop/training
  • Arrange with Language Coordinator regarding the tracking of activity costs
  • Complete necessary administrative duties
  • Complete and submit an end-of-program feedback sheet
  • Maintain strong communication with faculty and administration

Schedule: Schedule to be set in coordination with the administration; typically, co-curricular events take place in the late afternoons, evenings, and occasionally on weekends.

Apply here: https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/18940