Mandarin Lab Conversationalist

3 days ago

Richmond, Canada Kwantlen Polytechnic University Full time

Employee Group:
**Casual Employee**
- Hours of Work (BCGEU):
- # of openings:
**1**
- Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
- Pay Level:
**Casual Employee - Hourly Rate**
- Days of Work (BCGEU):
- Employment Type:
**Temporary Part Time**
- Internal Closing Date:
**open until filled**
- Travel Frequency:
**Occasional travel between campuses is required.**
- External Closing Date:
**open until filled**
- Competition ID:
**2499**

**ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE**

This role reports to Mandarin Instructor/Faculty

**SUMMARY**

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Providing an authentic language environment to students and conducting sessions primarily in Mandarin during the lab component of the lower level Mandarin courses.
- Helping students to review the vocabulary and dialogues/texts in the main textbook and to work on oral and reading exercises.
- Providing pronunciation modeling, guidance and ongoing oral feedback on student performance in conversational proficiency.
- Monitoring student attendance and assessing students’ oral and aural competencies and reporting the accurate results to the instructor in a timely fashion.
- Consulting the instructor on any teaching related issues to jointly enhance teaching efficacy and maximize student learning outcomes.

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Native or near-native fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
- Familiarity with the standard Pinyin orthography in reading and writing.
- Familiarity with the use of technology-assisted teaching and learning in the classroom such as Moodle.
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in teaching Mandarin Chinese as an additional language in a Canadian education context.
- A post-secondary degree in teaching Chinese as an additional language or Arts in general, as well as familiarity with Traditional Chinese Medicine and its terminology, will be considered an asset.

**Does this role sound like it was made for you, yet you don’t check every box?**

We at KPU understand that experiences and qualifications may look differently for everyone and, if this job description is of interest to you, we encourage you to apply.

**Note to Applicants**:
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.

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