Part-Time Language Teacher (French)

Part-time French language teachers prepare and facilitate lessons, assess students, and provide feedback to promote multilingualism and improve language skills of UN staff. They may also participate in language projects and develop course materials using innovative instructional technology.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and teach French language and communication skills courses at all levels via in-person, online, or hybrid modality, assess students’ performances and provide feedback.
• Use Learning Management Systems (such as Moodle) and e-learning tools in course preparation and delivery.
• Administer the course in the Learning Management System, including maintaining attendance and grading records.
• Develop new French language and communication skills courses and learning materials, using innovative instructional technology.
• Design French language learning assessments, construct and grade language proficiency exams following specific guidelines.
• Provide group and individual feedback, administer, assess and grade evaluation tasks, tests and exams as scheduled.
• Monitor students’ progress and suggest useful learning strategies on a weekly basis.
• Provide students’ final evaluations and report on students’ attendance at the end of courses.
• Reply to emails within 48 hours.
• Participate in the development of language or communication skills projects and report on progress as assigned.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in language area studies, language teaching, applied linguistics, communication or education/pedagogy or related area is required.
• Degrees with special emphasis on the theory and practice of teaching a second or foreign language to adult learners are desirable.
• A first-level university degree in combination with an additional two years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
• Post-degree training in second or foreign language teaching is highly desirable.
• A minimum of five years of experience teaching French as a foreign or second language to adults in a multi-cultural setting (corporate, academic or other professional setting) is required.
• At least three years of recent experience in curriculum development, language examination design, and/or language teacher training is required.
• Experience using a variety of e-learning tools, learning management systems, online collaboration tools and social media platforms to teach a second or foreign language is desirable.
• Experience at an international level in a multicultural environment is highly desirable.
• Expert level of competence in French is required (oral and written) according to the UN Language Framework.
• Advanced knowledge of English is required.
• Knowledge of other UN official languages is an advantage.

Skills

• French Language Education
• Curriculum Design
• Language Examination Design
• Language Teacher Training
• e-learning Tools
• Learning Management System
• Collaboration Tools
• Multilingualism Promotion
• Language Assessment
• Course Content Development
• Applied Linguistics
• Second Language Acquisition
• Adult Education
• Multicultural Teaching
• Language Proficiency in French
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English, French