LANGUAGE TEACHER, RUSSIAN, LT
Overview
Teaches Russian as a foreign language at all levels and for all skills, prepares courses, corrects learners' work, and provides pedagogical support.
Key Responsibilities
- Teaches Russian as a foreign language at all levels and for all skills;
- Prepares courses and corrects learners' work;
- Develops and/or teaches general or specialized Russian language courses including advanced language such as writing skills, in the context of United Nations, to both native and non-native speakers;
- Develops and/or teaches in-person, blended, online Russian general and specialized language courses;
- Provides pedagogical support and individual feedback to learners and guides them in their learning experience;
- Corresponds with learners, maintaining attendance and grading records and other administrative tasks;
- Sets programme objectives in line with the objectives of the Language Training Programme (LTP);
- Prepares the construction and the marking process of language examinations and tests;
- Administers and /or marks the language examinations and tests;
- Recruits Individual contractors (IC), Russian language teachers as needed, and sets up teachers' evaluation measures, processes and tools, organizes and administers the work of IC Russian language teachers;
- Develops and updates course curricula, materials and assessments to target the client's needs;
- Designs courses and workshops (including tailor-made courses) and ensures that appropriate methodologies are used;
- Updates and creates learning material;
- Prepares course schedules as needed;
- Works closely with the other language programmes on joint projects for development of the LTP;
- Carries out other staff development activities when requested;
- Performs other duties as required.
Required Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of experience, either full-time or part-time, teaching Russian as a foreign or second language to adults in a multi-cultural setting (corporate, academic or other professional setting) is required. At least three (3) years of recent experience in curriculum development, language examination design, and/or teacher training for adults learning Russian is required.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent degree) in language area studies, language teaching, applied linguistics, communication or education/pedagogy or related area is required. Degrees should come from a university or equivalent institution at which Russian is the language of instruction.