Adjunct Instructor - ESL (Pool)

Tennessee Board of Regents•Nashville, TN
•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for delivering quality instruction in English as a Second Language (ESL). The instructor teaches courses on-ground at the assigned campus, instructional site, or work location. Other instructional delivery modes, including online, hybrid, or web-enhanced instruction, may be assigned based on operational needs and are taught from the assigned location. The instructor works with course leads and/or program coordinators to support consistent student experiences, uses the College’s learning management system to provide course materials, and submits an updated department syllabus before the first day of class. The instructor also monitors College email and the department mailbox, responds to messages within 24 hours except on weekends, completes required reports and assessments by established deadlines, submits final grades by the Registrar’s deadline, and complies with College and TBR policies and guidelines.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in TESL, TESOL, applied linguistics with a TESL emphasis, linguistics with a TESL emphasis, English with a TESL emphasis, or education with a TESL emphasis; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with a TESL/TEFL certificate or demonstrated competencies in the teaching discipline.
  • Knowledge of and/or experience with a variety of instructional delivery modes, including synchronous and asynchronous online teaching.
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work cooperatively with a wide range of students, faculty, and staff.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Nice To Haves

  • College-level teaching experience.

Responsibilities

  • Teach ESL courses on-ground at the assigned campus, instructional site, or work location.
  • Teach through other instructional delivery modes, such as online, hybrid, or web-enhanced, when assigned based on operational needs.
  • Work with course leads and/or program coordinators to ensure consistent student experiences.
  • Use the College’s learning management system to provide course materials to students.
  • Submit an updated department syllabus before the first day of class.
  • Regularly check the College email account and department mailbox, and respond to emails or messages within 24 hours except on weekends.
  • Complete required reports, including attendance, Early Alerts, student progress reports, and grade submissions, by the deadlines.
  • Administer and return surveys and student outcome assessments by the deadlines.
  • Submit final grades for each semester by the deadline established by the Registrar.
  • Comply with all College and TBR policies and guidelines.
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