Course Lecturer – EAST 240 First Level Japanese – Summer 2025

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Department of East Asian Studies

Course Title and Course Number:

EAST 240 001 First Level Japanese – Summer 2025 term

Schedule:

Lecture: MTWRF 9:35-11:25 am

Lecture: MTWRF 12:35-2:25 pm

Course Starts and End Dates:

May 1, 2025 – July 11, 2025

Course Location: Ferrier, room 408

Estimated Number of Positions:

2 positions

Course Details:

This is a 9 credit course to be co-taught by two Course Lecturers.

Each course lecturer will teach 4.5 credits.

Please note that, this course is taught daily (Monday to Friday, for 2.5 months) at 4 hours per day.

Teaching Qualification Requirements

Education:

M.A. in Linguistics, applied Linguistics, and/or foreign language education.

Experience:

Teaching Japanese as an instructor at the college level, as well as interest in upper-level instruction in translation. 

Other:

Must be able to teach Japanese language at the introductory level and possess native or near-native fluency in Japanese with an excellent command of English. This course may be co-taught.

Application deadline: February 14, 2025

Required application documents:

Applicants must submit an updated CV and cover letter.

A Course assignment includes all or part of the following teaching activities:

a) preparation of the Course and Course plan; 

b) delivery of the Course; 

c) evaluation of students; 

d) submitting to the University a report on student attendance and student grades; 

e) supervision of Teaching Assistants or any other teaching support staff; 

f) upon request, review of their students’ grades; 

g) meeting with students, being available to answer questions and give advice concerning Course content and requirements; 

Employees shall perform their duties in compliance with the Pedagogical Regulation and as specified in the administrative directives of the Hiring Unit. An Employee shall use appropriate pedagogical methods and material.

McGill University is an English-language University where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hiring Unit:

East Asian Studies

Course Title:

First Level Japanese

Subject Code:

EAST 240 001

Location:

TBA

Schedule:

MTWRF, 9:35-11:25 a.m. and 12:35-2:25 p.m.

Deadline to Apply:

2025-02-14

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