Adjunct Faculty, ESOL

Overview

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

Adjunct Faculty, ESOL — Austin Community College.

Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date (midnight on the day before the closing date).

As a community college, ACC seeks to recruit and retain a workforce that values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching; is attracted by the college s mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities; cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first-generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities; focuses on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes;

welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others; and engages with the community both within and outside of ACC.

Responsible to prepare and deliver ESOL coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways that reflect a commitment to student success and creating an environment that promotes belonging for all and knowledge of the teaching field. Meets professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.

• Prepare and teach courses in the field of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to a multicultural student population based on the department s approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.
• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.
• Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.
• Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate/vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.

• Demonstrated proficiency using computer applications, online resources, and other technologies for the classroom.
• Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.).

• Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.
• Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.
• Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.
• Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.
• Appropriate use of the college s learning management system.

Educational requirements in accordance with SACSCOC accreditation standards.

• Master s degree in ESL; or
• Master s degree in Linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Bilingual Education, or other Education area with at least 18 graduate or post-baccalaureate hours in ESL, Linguistics, and/or Second Language Acquisition, including 3 hours of teaching methodology; or
• Master s with at least 18 graduate or post-baccalaureate hours in ESL, Linguistics, and/or Second Language Acquisition, including 3 hours of teaching methodology

No substitution for educational requirements.