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The Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages (IUHPFL) for High School Students is recruiting teaching staff for its summer programs in France, Germany, Mexico and Spain.
What would my daily tasks as an IUHPFL instructor include?
- Each instructor teaches the same course to three different groups of students daily. The courses offered are conversation, culture, grammar, or literature. Each instructor is also expected to lead a phonetics course and a support group.
- Each instructor leads an afternoon activity of choir or theater, and sports are practiced once a week. Instructors also accompany the students on excursions to regional sites.
- Each instructor takes on a role of administering the IUHPFL abroad, the four roles being: student coordinator, financial coordinator, logistics coordinator, and public relations coordinator.
- The salary for IUHPFL instructors is $3,725 with transportation, lodging, and meals covered by the program. Salary does not include personal expenses.
What makes me eligible to teach for the IUHPFL?
Consider application to the IUHPFL if…
- You are a graduate student or teaching staff on Indiana University Bloomington’s campus or you are certified to teach middle school or high school in the state of Indiana. Preference will be given to IUB graduate students and teaching staff who plan to continue their career at IUB.
- You can commit your time to extensive training sessions before going abroad.
- You can demonstrate excellence in teaching.
- You are proficient in the target language.
- You possess the flexibility to work well closely with a team of three other instructors.
What materials do I need to submit for application as an IUHPFL instructor?
- Up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
- Cover letter in English outlining your teaching experience and how being an instructor in the IUHPFL will contribute to your professional goals
- DVD sample of one of your class periods in its entirety; sample should be from the current semester/academic year (please write the date of the sample on the DVD)
- Two letters of recommendation, one of which should be from a direct supervisor
Application materials should be submitted via campus mail (if on IUB’s campus) or U.S. mail by October 26th to:
Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages, Attention: S. Goetz
111 S. Jordan Ave.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7799
For more information, e-mail iuhpfl@indiana.edu.
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