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| Title | Job: La Jolla Country Day School Job (Arabic) |
| Body | La Jolla Country Day School, an independent (private) non-religious affiliated N-12 school in San Diego, seeks an experienced and qualified full-time Middle and Upper School Teacher of Arabic for the 2008-2009 academic year and beyond to implement a dynamic Arabic program with innovative curriculum. The position will have primary responsibility for teaching four to five sections of Arabic (and/or French and/or History electives in Middle Eastern Studies, as necessary and commensurate with the skill set of the candidate). Essential duties will include: (1) comprehensive and dynamic new curriculum and program development for a grade 7-12 Arabic sequence; (2) classroom instruction; (3) conferences with students and colleagues; (4) active participation in the work of the department with on-going and cross-curricular development and pedagogy; (5) assuming at least one additional duty as a faculty member (coaching a sport, advising a student club, joining a standing committee, and the like); and (6) working closely with the Department Chair, Deans, Division Directors, and Public Relations team to actively encourage enrollment in Arabic courses and effectively educate the community about Arabic language, Arabic culture and history, and our Arabic program goals. The ideal candidate will be a native Arabic speaker with near-native command of English, and have a Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language and/or Literature, Linguistics/SLA Pedagogy, and/or Teaching/Education. We encourage English mother tongue candidates with near-native Arabic abilities, so long as the candidate is experienced and has a proven track record of teaching excellence in a middle school setting, high school setting, and/or with freshman/sophomore level college students. Candidates with advanced degrees in the areas outlined above, plus near-native French fluency and experience teaching French are preferred. Familiarity with computers and with the use of technology in Second Language Instruction is also preferred (PC/Windows platform and Sanako(R) language lab). La Jolla Country Day School Values Diversity To learn more about the school, visit www.ljcds.org or write to mrosenblum@ljcds.org . Parkinson, D. Arabic-L:K-16:La Jolla Country Day School Job. Arabic-L listserv (ARABIC-L@LISTSERV.BYU.EDU, 3 Mar 2008). |
| Source | Arabic-L |
| Inputdate | 2008-03-09 10:05:28 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-03-09 10:05:28 |
| Expdate | 2009-03-04 00:00:00 |
| Publishdate | 2008-03-10 00:00:00 |
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