French Language Teacher
Overview
The role involves preparing and teaching French language and communication skills courses, developing new course materials, and designing assessments for UN staff.
Key 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.
Required Experience
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. Of these, 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 desirable.
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 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.